Human proteases and polynucleotides encoding the same

ABSTRACT

Novel human polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences are disclosed that can be used in therapeutic, diagnostic, and pharmacogenomic applications.

The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/181,924 which was filed on Feb. 11, 2000 and is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

1. INTRODUCTION

The present invention relates to the discovery, identification, and characterization of novel human polynucleotides encoding proteins sharing sequence similarity with mammalian proteases. The invention encompasses the described polynucleotides, host cell expression systems, the encoded proteins, fusion proteins, polypeptides and peptides, antibodies to the encoded proteins and peptides, and genetically engineered animals that either lack or over express the disclosed sequences, antagonists and agonists of the proteins, and other compounds that modulate the expression or activity of the proteins encoded by the disclosed polynucleotides that can be used for diagnosis, drug screening, clinical trial monitoring, the treatment of physiological disorders or infectious disease.

2. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Proteases cleave protein substrates as part of degradation, maturation, and secretory pathways within the body. Proteases have been associated with, inter alia, regulating development, diabetes, obesity, infertility, modulating cellular processes, and infectious disease.

3. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the discovery, identification, and characterization of nucleotides that encode novel human proteins and the corresponding amino acid sequences of these proteins. The novel human proteins (NHPs) described for the first time herein share structural similarity with animal proteases, and particularly aminopeptidases.

The novel human nucleic acid (cDNA) sequences described herein, encode proteins/open reading frames (ORFs) of 507, 69, 290, 265, 211, 267, 186, 242, 453, 532, 428, 509, and 484 amino acids in length (see SEQ ID NOS: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, and 26 respectively).

The invention also encompasses agonists and antagonists of the described NHPs, including small molecules, large molecules, mutant NHPs, or portions thereof that compete with native NHPs, NHP peptides, and NHP antibodies, as well as nucleotide sequences that can be used to inhibit the expression of the described NHPs (e.g., antisense and ribozyme molecules, and gene or regulatory sequence replacement constructs) or to enhance the expression of the described NHPs (e.g., expression constructs that place the described sequence under the control of a strong promoter system), and transgenic animals that express a NHP transgene, or “knockout” animals (which can be conditional) that do not express a functional NHP. A gene trapped “knockout” murine ES cell line has been produced that mutates a murine homolog of the described NHPs. Accordingly, an additional aspect of the present invention includes a knockout mouse that is characterized by reduced levels of NHP expression.

Further, the present invention also relates to processes for identifying compounds that modulate, i.e., act as agonists or antagonists, of NHP expression and/or NHP activity that utilize purified preparations of the described NHP and/or NHP product, or cells expressing the same. Such compounds can be used as therapeutic agents for the treatment of any of a wide variety of symptoms associated with biological disorders or imbalances.

4. DESCRIPTION OF THE SEQUENCE LISTING AND FIGURES

The Sequence Listing provides the sequences of the NHP ORFs encoding the described NHP amino acid sequences. SEQ ID NO:27 describes a NHP ORF with flanking sequences.

5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The NHPs, described for the first time herein, are novel proteins that are expressed in, inter alia, human cell lines, and human fetal brain, brain, pituitary, cerebellum, spinal cord, thymus, spleen, lymph node, bone marrow, trachea, kidney, fetal liver, liver, prostate, testis, thyroid, adrenal gland, pancreas, salivary gland, stomach, small intestine, colon, uterus, placenta, mammary gland, adipose, skin, esophagus, bladder, cervix, rectum, pericardium, hypothalamus, ovary, fetal kidney, and fetal lung cells.

The described NHPs share sequence similarity with aminopeptidases, and particularly aminopeptidase P, from a variety of organisms. Aminopeptidases have been implicated in a variety cellular and disease processes and have been subject to considerable scientific scrutiny. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,972,680 describes uses and applications for proteases such as the presently described NHPs and U.S. Pat. No. 5,656,603 describes a variety of chemical antagonists of aminopeptidase P, both of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

The described sequences were compiled from gene trapped cDNAs and clones isolated from a human testis cDNA library (Edge Biosystems, Gaithersburg, Md.). The present invention encompasses the nucleotides presented in the Sequence Listing, host cells expressing such nucleotides, the expression products of such nucleotides, and: (a) nucleotides that encode mammalian homologs of the described sequences, including the specifically described NHPs, and the NHP products; (b) nucleotides that encode one or more portions of a NHP that correspond to functional domains of the NHP, and the polypeptide products specified by such nucleotide sequences, including but not limited to the novel regions of any active domain(s); (c) isolated nucleotides that encode mutant versions, engineered or naturally occurring, of a described NHP in which all or a part of at least one domain is deleted or altered, and the polypeptide products specified by such nucleotide sequences, including but not limited to soluble proteins and peptides in which all or a portion of the signal sequence is deleted; (d) nucleotides that encode chimeric fusion proteins containing all or a portion of a coding region of a NHP, or one of its domains (e.g., a receptor or ligand binding domain, accessory protein/self-association domain, etc.) fused to another peptide or polypeptide; or (e) therapeutic or diagnostic derivatives of the described polynucleotides such as oligonucleotides, antisense polynucleotides, ribozymes, dsRNA, or gene therapy constructs comprising a sequence first disclosed in the Sequence Listing.

As discussed above, the present invention includes: (a) the human DNA sequences presented in the Sequence Listing (and vectors comprising the same) and additionally contemplates any nucleotide sequence encoding a contiguous NHP open reading frame (ORF), or a contiguous exon splice junction first described in the Sequence Listing, that hybridizes to a complement of a DNA sequence presented in the Sequence Listing under highly stringent conditions, e.g., hybridization to filter-bound DNA in 0.5 M NaHPO₄, 7% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), 1 mM EDTA at 65° C., and washing in 0.1×SSC/0.1% SDS at 68° C. (Ausubel F. M. et al., eds., 1989, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Vol. I, Green Publishing Associates, Inc., and John Wiley & sons, Inc., New York, at p. 2.10.3) and encodes a functionally equivalent gene product. Additionally contemplated are any nucleotide sequences that hybridize to the complement of the DNA sequence that encode and express an amino acid sequence presented in the Sequence Listing under moderately stringent conditions, e.g., washing in 0.2×SSC/0.1% SDS at 42° C. (Ausubel et al., 1989, supra), yet still encode a functionally equivalent NHP product. Functional equivalents of a NHP include naturally occurring NHPs present in other species and mutant NHPs whether naturally occurring or engineered (by site directed mutagenesis, gene shuffling, directed evolution as described in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,837,458). The invention also includes degenerate nucleic acid variants of the disclosed NHP polynucleotide sequences.

Additionally contemplated are polynucleotides encoding a NHP ORF, or its functional equivalent, encoded by a polynucleotide sequence that is about 99, 95, 90, or about 85 percent similar or identical to corresponding regions of the nucleotide sequences of the Sequence Listing (as measured by BLAST sequence comparison analysis using, for example, the GCG sequence analysis package using standard default settings).

The invention also includes nucleic acid molecules, preferably DNA molecules, that hybridize to, and are therefore the complements of, the described NHP nucleotide sequences. Such hybridization conditions may be highly stringent or less highly stringent, as described above. In instances where the nucleic acid molecules are deoxyoligonucleotides (“DNA oligos”), such molecules are generally about 16 to about 100 bases long, or about 20 to about 80, or about 34 to about 45 bases long, or any variation or combination of sizes represented therein that incorporate a contiguous region of sequence first disclosed in the Sequence Listing. Such oligonucleotides can be used in conjunction with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to screen libraries, isolate clones, and prepare cloning and sequencing templates, etc.

Alternatively, such NHP oligonucleotides can be used as hybridization probes for screening libraries, and assessing gene expression patterns (particularly using a micro array or high-throughput “chip” format). Additionally, a series of the described NHP oligonucleotide sequences, or the complements thereof, can be used to represent all or a portion of the described NHP sequences. An oligonucleotide or polynucleotide sequence first disclosed in at least a portion of one or more of the sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-27 can be used as a hybridization probe in conjunction with a solid support matrix/substrate (resins, beads, membranes, plastics, polymers, metal or metallized substrates, crystalline or polycrystalline substrates, etc.). Of particular note are spatially addressable arrays (i.e., gene chips, microtiter plates, etc.) of oligonucleotides and polynucleotides, or corresponding oligopeptides and polypeptides, wherein at least one of the biopolymers present on the spatially addressable array comprises an oligonucleotide or polynucleotide sequence first disclosed in at least one of the sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-27, or an amino acid sequence encoded thereby. Methods for attaching biopolymers to, or synthesizing biopolymers on, solid support matrices, and conducting binding studies thereon are disclosed in, inter alia, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,700,637, 5,556,752, 5,744,305, 4,631,211, 5,445,934, 5,252,743, 4,713,326, 5,424,186, and 4,689,405 the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Addressable arrays comprising sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-27 can be used to identify and characterize the temporal and tissue specific expression of a gene. These addressable arrays incorporate oligonucleotide sequences of sufficient length to confer the required specificity, yet be within the limitations of the production technology. The length of these probes is within a range of between about 8 to about 2000 nucleotides. Preferably the probes consist of 60 nucleotides and more preferably 25 nucleotides from the sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-27.

For example, a series of the described oligonucleotide sequences, or the complements thereof, can be used in chip format to represent all or a portion of the described sequences. The oligonucleotides, typically between about 16 to about 40 (or any whole number within the stated range) nucleotides in length can partially overlap each other and/or the sequence may be represented using oligonucleotides that do not overlap. Accordingly, the described polynucleotide sequences shall typically comprise at least about two or three distinct oligonucleotide sequences of at least about 8 nucleotides in length that are each first disclosed in the described Sequence Listing. Such oligonucleotide sequences can begin at any nucleotide present within a sequence in the Sequence Listing and proceed in either a sense (5′-to-3′) orientation vis-a-vis the described sequence or in an antisense orientation.

Microarray-based analysis allows the discovery of broad patterns of genetic activity, providing new understanding of gene functions and generating novel and unexpected insight into transcriptional processes and biological mechanisms. The use of addressable arrays comprising sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-27 provides detailed information about transcriptional changes involved in a specific pathway, potentially leading to the identification of novel components or gene functions that manifest themselves as novel phenotypes.

Probes consisting of sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-27 can also be used in the identification, selection and validation of novel molecular targets for drug discovery. The use of these unique sequences permits the direct confirmation of drug targets and recognition of drug dependent changes in gene expression that are modulated through pathways distinct from the drugs intended target. These unique sequences therefore also have utility in defining and monitoring both drug action and toxicity.

As an example of utility, the sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-27 can be utilized in microarrays or other assay formats, to screen collections of genetic material from patients who have a particular medical condition. These investigations can also be carried out using the sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-27 in silico and by comparing previously collected genetic databases and the disclosed sequences using computer software known to those in the art.

Thus the sequences first disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-27 can be used to identify mutations associated with a particular disease and also as a diagnostic or prognostic assay.

Although the presently described sequences have been specifically described using nucleotide sequence, it should be appreciated that each of the sequences can uniquely be described using any of a wide variety of additional structural attributes, or combinations thereof. For example, a given sequence can be described by the net composition of the nucleotides present within a given region of the sequence in conjunction with the presence of one or more specific oligonucleotide sequence(s) first disclosed in the SEQ ID NOS: 1-27. Alternatively, a restriction map specifying the relative positions of restriction endonuclease digestion sites, or various palindromic or other specific oligonucleotide sequences can be used to structurally describe a given sequence. Such restriction maps, which are typically generated by widely available computer programs (e.g., the University of Wisconsin GCG sequence analysis package, SEQUENCHER 3.0, Gene Codes Corp., Ann Arbor, Mich., etc.), can optionally be used in conjunction with one or more discrete nucleotide sequence(s) present in the sequence that can be described by the relative position of the sequence relatve to one or more additional sequence(s) or one or more restriction sites present in the disclosed sequence.

For oligonucleotide probes, highly stringent conditions may refer, e.g., to washing in 6×SSC/0.05% sodium pyrophosphate at 37° C. (for 14-base oligos), 48° C. (for 17-base oligos), 55° C. (for 20-base oligos), and 60° C. (for 23-base oligos). These nucleic acid molecules may encode or act as NHP gene antisense molecules, useful, for example, in NHP gene regulation (for and/or as antisense primers in amplification reactions of NHP nucleic acid sequences). With respect to NHP gene regulation, such techniques can be used to regulate biological functions. Further, such sequences may be used as part of ribozyme and/or triple helix sequences that are also useful for NHP gene regulation.

Inhibitory antisense or double stranded oligonucleotides can additionally comprise at least one modified base moiety which is selected from the group including but not limited to 5-fluorouracil, 5-bromouracil, 5-chlorouracil, 5-iodouracil, hypoxanthine, xantine, 4-acetylcytosine, 5-(carboxyhydroxylmethyl) uracil, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyluracil, dihydrouracil, beta-D-galactosylqueosine, inosine, N6-isopentenyladenine, 1-methylguanine, 1-methylinosine, 2,2-dimethylguanine, 2-methyladenine, 2-methylguanine, 3-methylcytosine, 5-methylcytosine, N6-adenine, 7-methylguanine, 5-methylaminomethyluracil, 5-methoxyaminomethyl-2-thiouracil, beta-D-mannosylqueosine, 5′-methoxycarboxymethyluracil, 5-methoxyuracil, 2-methylthio-N6-isopentenyladenine, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v), wybutoxosine, pseudouracil, queosine, 2-thiocytosine, 5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 2-thiouracil, 4-thiouracil, 5-methyluracil, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid methylester, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v), 5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 3-(3-amino-3-N-2-carboxypropyl) uracil, (acp3)w, and 2,6-diaminopurine.

The antisense oligonucleotide can also comprise at least one modified sugar moiety selected from the group including but not limited to arabinose, 2-fluoroarabinose, xylulose, and hexose.

In yet another embodiment, the antisense oligonucleotide will comprise at least one modified phosphate backbone selected from the group consisting of a phosphorothioate, a phosphorodithioate, a phosphoramidothioate, a phosphoramidate, a phosphordiamidate, a methylphosphonate, an alkyl phosphotriester, and a formacetal or analog thereof.

In yet another embodiment, the antisense oligonucleotide is an α-anomeric oligonucleotide. An α-anomeric oligonucleotide forms specific double-stranded hybrids with complementary RNA in which, contrary to the usual β-units, the strands run parallel to each other (Gautier et al., 1987, Nucl. Acids Res. 15:6625-6641). The oligonucleotide is a 2′-O-methylribonucleotide (Inoue et al., 1987, Nucl. Acids Res. 15:6131-6148), or a chimeric RNA-DNA analogue (Inoue et al., 1987, FEBS Lett. 215:327-330). Alternatively, double stranded RNA can be used to disrupt the expression and function of a targeted NHP.

Oligonucleotides of the invention can be synthesized by standard methods known in the art, e.g. by use of an automated DNA synthesizer (such as are commercially available from Biosearch, Applied Biosystems, etc.). As examples, phosphorothioate oligonucleotides can be synthesized by the method of Stein et al. (1988, Nucl. Acids Res. 16:3209), and methylphosphonate oligonucleotides can be prepared by use of controlled pore glass polymer supports (Sarin et al., 1988, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 85:7448-7451), etc.

Low stringency conditions are well known to those of skill in the art, and will vary predictably depending on the specific organisms from which the library and the labeled sequences are derived. For guidance regarding such conditions see, for example, Sambrook et al., 1989, Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual (and periodic updates thereof), Cold Springs Harbor Press, N.Y.; and Ausubel et al., 1989, Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Green Publishing Associates and Wiley Interscience, N.Y.

Alternatively, suitably labeled NHP nucleotide probes can be used to screen a human genomic library using appropriately stringent conditions or by PCR. The identification and characterization of human genomic clones is helpful for identifying polymorphisms (including, but not limited to, nucleotide repeats, microsatellite alleles, single nucleotide polymorphisms, or coding single nucleotide polymorphisms), determining the genomic structure of a given locus/allele, and designing diagnostic tests. For example, sequences derived from regions adjacent to the intron/exon boundaries of the human gene can be used to design primers for use in amplification assays to detect mutations within the exons, introns, splice sites (e.g., splice acceptor and/or donor sites), etc., that can be used in diagnostics and pharmacogenomics.

Further, a NHP homolog can be isolated from nucleic acid from an organism of interest by performing PCR using two degenerate or “wobble” oligonucleotide primer pools designed on the basis of amino acid sequences within the NHP products disclosed herein. The template for the reaction may be total RNA, mRNA, and/or cDNA obtained by reverse transcription of mRNA prepared from human or non-human cell lines or tissue known or suspected to express an allele of a NHP gene.

The PCR product can be subcloned and sequenced to ensure that the amplified sequences represent the sequence of the desired NHP gene. The PCR fragment can then be used to isolate a full length cDNA clone by a variety of methods. For example, the amplified fragment can be labeled and used to screen a cDNA library, such as a bacteriophage cDNA library. Alternatively, the labeled fragment can be used to isolate genomic clones via the screening of a genomic library.

PCR technology can also be used to isolate full length cDNA sequences. For example, RNA can be isolated, following standard procedures, from an appropriate cellular or tissue source (i.e., one known, or suspected, to express a NHP gene). A reverse transcription (RT) reaction can be performed on the RNA using an oligonucleotide primer specific for the most 5′ end of the amplified fragment for the priming of first strand synthesis. The resulting RNA/DNA hybrid may then be “tailed” using a standard terminal transferase reaction, the hybrid may be digested with RNase H, and second strand synthesis may then be primed with a complementary primer. Thus, cDNA sequences upstream of the amplified fragment can be isolated. For a review of cloning strategies that can be used, see e.g., Sambrook et al., 1989, supra.

A cDNA encoding a mutant NHP gene can be isolated, for example, by using PCR. In this case, the first cDNA strand may be synthesized by hybridizing an oligo-dT oligonucleotide to mRNA isolated from tissue known or suspected to be expressed in an individual putatively carrying a mutant NHP allele, and by extending the new strand with reverse transcriptase. The second strand of the cDNA is then synthesized using an oligonucleotide that hybridizes specifically to the 5′ end of the normal gene. Using these two primers, the product is then amplified via PCR, optionally cloned into a suitable vector, and subjected to DNA sequence analysis through methods well known to those of skill in the art. By comparing the DNA sequence of the mutant NHP allele to that of a corresponding normal NHP allele, the mutation(s) responsible for the loss or alteration of function of the mutant NHP gene product can be ascertained.

Alternatively, a genomic library can be constructed using DNA obtained from an individual suspected of or known to carry a mutant NHP allele (e.g., a person manifesting a NHP-associated phenotype such as, for example, obesity, high blood pressure, connective tissue disorders, infertility, etc.), or a cDNA library can be constructed using RNA from a tissue known, or suspected, to express a mutant NHP allele. A normal NHP gene, or any suitable fragment thereof, can then be labeled and used as a probe to identify the corresponding mutant NHP allele in such libraries. Clones containing mutant NHP gene sequences can then be purified and subjected to sequence analysis according to methods well known to those skilled in the art.

Additionally, an expression library can be constructed utilizing cDNA synthesized from, for example, RNA isolated from a tissue known, or suspected, to express a mutant NHP allele in an individual suspected of or known to carry such a mutant allele. In this manner, gene products made by the putatively mutant tissue can be expressed and screened using standard antibody screening techniques in conjunction with antibodies raised against normal NHP product, as described below. (For screening techniques, see, for example, Harlow, E. and Lane, eds., 1988, “Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual”, Cold Spring Harbor Press, Cold Spring Harbor.)

Additionally, screening can be accomplished by screening with labeled NHP fusion proteins, such as, for example, alkaline phosphatase-NHP or NHP-alkaline phosphatase fusion proteins. In cases where a NHP mutation results in an expressed gene product with altered function (e.g., as a result of a missense or a frameshift mutation), polyclonal antibodies to NHP are likely to cross-react with a corresponding mutant NHP gene product. Library clones detected via their reaction with such labeled antibodies can be purified and subjected to sequence analysis according to methods well known in the art.

The invention also encompasses (a) DNA vectors that contain any of the foregoing NHP coding sequences and/or their complements (i.e., antisense); (b) DNA expression vectors that contain any of the foregoing NHP coding sequences operatively associated with a regulatory element that directs the expression of the coding sequences (for example, baculo virus as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,869,336 herein incorporated by reference); (c) genetically engineered host cells that contain any of the foregoing NHP coding sequences operatively associated with a regulatory element that directs the expression of the coding sequences in the host cell; and (d) genetically engineered host cells that express an endogenous NHP gene under the control of an exogenously introduced regulatory element (i.e., gene activation). As used herein, regulatory elements include, but are not limited to, inducible and non-inducible promoters, enhancers, operators and other elements known to those skilled in the art that drive and regulate expression. Such regulatory elements include but are not limited to the cytomegalovirus (hCMV) immediate early gene, regulatable, viral elements (particularly retroviral LTR promoters), the early or late promoters of SV40 adenovirus, the lac system, the trp system, the TAC system, the TRC system, the major operator and promoter regions of phage lambda, the control regions of fd coat protein, the promoter for 3-phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK), the promoters of acid phosphatase, and the promoters of the yeast α-mating factors.

The present invention also encompasses antibodies and anti-idiotypic antibodies (including Fab fragments), antagonists and agonists of a NHP, as well as compounds or nucleotide constructs that inhibit expression of a NHP gene (transcription factor inhibitors, antisense and ribozyme molecules, or gene or regulatory sequence replacement constructs), or promote the expression of a NHP (e.g., expression constructs in which NHP coding sequences are operatively associated with expression control elements such as promoters, promoter/enhancers, etc.).

The NHPs or NHP peptides, NHP fusion proteins, NHP nucleotide sequences, antibodies, antagonists and agonists can be useful for the detection of mutant NHPs or inappropriately expressed NHPs for the diagnosis of disease. The NHP proteins or peptides, NHP fusion proteins, NHP nucleotide sequences, host cell expression systems, antibodies, antagonists, agonists and genetically engineered cells and animals can be used for screening for drugs (or high throughput screening of combinatorial libraries) effective in the treatment of the symptomatic or phenotypic manifestations of perturbing the normal function of a NHP in the body. The use of engineered host cells and/or animals may offer an advantage in that such systems allow not only for the identification of compounds that bind to the endogenous receptor for a NHP, but can also identify compounds that trigger NHP-mediated activities or pathways.

Finally, the NHP products can be used as therapeutics. For example, soluble derivatives such as NHP peptides/domains corresponding to NHP, NHP fusion protein products (especially NHP-Ig fusion proteins, i.e., fusions of a NHP, or a domain of a NHP, to an IgFc), NHP antibodies and anti-idiotypic antibodies (including Fab fragments), antagonists or agonists (including compounds that modulate or act on downstream targets in a NHP-mediated pathway) can be used to directly treat diseases or disorders. For instance, the administration of an effective amount of soluble NHP, or a NHP-IgFc fusion protein or an anti-idiotypic antibody (or its Fab) that mimics the NHP could activate or effectively antagonize an endogenous NHP receptor, accessory molecule, or substrate. Nucleotide constructs encoding such NHP products can be used to genetically engineer host cells to express such products in vivo; these genetically engineered cells function as “bioreactors” in the body delivering a continuous supply of a NHP, a NHP peptide, or a NHP fusion protein to the body. Nucleotide constructs encoding functional NHP, mutant NHPs, as well as antisense and ribozyme molecules can also be used in “gene therapy” approaches for the modulation of NHP expression. Thus, the invention also encompasses pharmaceutical formulations and methods for treating biological disorders.

Various aspects of the invention are described in greater detail in the subsections below.

5.1 Tth NHP Sequences

The cDNA sequences and the corresponding deduced amino acid sequences of the described NHP are presented in the Sequence Listing. SEQ ID NO:27 describes a NHP ORF as well as flanking regions. The NHP nucleotides were obtained from human cDNA libraries using probes and/or primers generated from human gene trapped sequence tags. Expression analysis has provided evidence that the described NHPs are widely expressed in both human tissues as well as gene trapped human cells.

5.2 NHPs and NHP Polypeptides

NHPs, NHP polypeptides, NHP peptide fragments, mutated, truncated, or deleted forms of NHP, and/or NHP fusion proteins can be prepared for a variety of uses. These uses include, but are not limited to, the generation of antibodies, as reagents in diagnostic assays, the identification of other cellular gene products related to a NHP, as reagents in assays for screening for compounds that can be as pharmaceutical reagents useful in the therapeutic treatment of mental, biological, or medical disorders and disease.

The Sequence Listing discloses the amino acid sequence encoded by the described NHP polynucleotides. The NHPs display initiator methionines in DNA sequence contexts consistent with a translation initiation site, and display a consensus signal sequence characteristic of secreted proteins.

The NHP amino acid sequences of the invention include the amino acid sequences presented in the Sequence Listing as well as analogues and derivatives thereof, as well as any oligopeptide sequence of at least about 10-40, generally about 12-35, or about 16-30 amino acids in length first disclosed in the Sequence Listing. Further, corresponding NHP homologues from other species are encompassed by the invention. In fact, any NHP encoded by the NHP nucleotide sequences described above are within the scope of the invention, as are any novel polynucleotide sequences encoding all or any novel portion of an amino acid sequence presented in the Sequence Listing. The degenerate nature of the genetic code is well known, and, accordingly, each amino acid presented in the Sequence Listing, is generically representative of the well known nucleic acid “triplet” codon, or in many cases codons, that can encode the amino acid. As such, as contemplated herein, the amino acid sequences presented in the Sequence Listing, when taken together with the genetic code (see, for example, Table 4-1 at page 109 of “Molecular Cell Biology”, 1986, J. Darnell et al. eds., Scientific American Books, New York, N.Y., herein incorporated by reference) are generically representative of all the various permutations and combinations of nucleic acid sequences that can encode such amino acid sequences.

The invention also encompasses proteins that are functionally equivalent to the NHPs encoded by the presently described nucleotide sequences as judged by any of a number of criteria, including, but not limited to, the ability to bind and cleave a substrate of a NHP, or the ability to effect an identical or complementary downstream pathway, or a change in cellular metabolism (e.g., proteolytic activity, ion flux, tyrosine phosphorylation, etc.). Such functionally equivalent NHP proteins include, but are not limited to, additions or substitutions of amino acid residues within the amino acid sequence encoded by the NHP nucleotide sequences described above, but which result in a silent change, thus producing a functionally equivalent gene product. Amino acid substitutions can be made on the basis of similarity in polarity, charge, solubility, hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, and/or the amphipathic nature of the residues involved. For example, nonpolar (hydrophobic) amino acids include alanine, leucine, isoleucine, valine, proline, phenylalanine, tryptophan, and methionine; polar neutral amino acids include glycine, serine, threonine, cysteine, tyrosine, asparagine, and glutamine; positively charged (basic) amino acids include arginine, lysine, and histidine; and negatively charged (acidic) amino acids include aspartic acid and glutamic acid.

A variety of host-expression vector systems can be used to express the NHP nucleotide sequences of the invention. Where, as in the present instance, the NHP products or NHP polypeptides are thought to be soluble or secreted molecules, the peptide or polypeptide can be recovered from the culture media. Such expression systems also encompass engineered host cells that express a NHP, or a functional equivalent, in situ. Purification or enrichment of NHP from such expression systems can be accomplished using appropriate detergents and lipid micelles and methods well known to those skilled in the art. However, such engineered host cells themselves may be used in situations where it is important not only to retain the structural and functional characteristics of the NHP, but to assess biological activity, e.g., in drug screening assays.

The expression systems that may be used for purposes of the invention include but are not limited to microorganisms such as bacteria (e.g., E. coli, B. subtilis) transformed with recombinant bacteriophage DNA, plasmid DNA or cosmid DNA expression vectors containing NHP nucleotide sequences; yeast (e.g., Saccharomyces, Pichia) transformed with recombinant yeast expression vectors containing NHP encoding nucleotide sequences; insect cell systems infected with recombinant virus expression vectors (e.g., baculovirus) containing NHP sequences; plant cell systems infected with recombinant virus expression vectors (e.g., cauliflower mosaic virus, CaMV; tobacco mosaic virus, TMV) or transformed with recombinant plasmid expression vectors (e.g., Ti plasmid) containing NHP nucleotide sequences; or mammalian cell systems (e.g., COS, CHO, BHK, 293, 3T3) harboring recombinant expression constructs containing promoters derived from the genome of mammalian cells (e.g., metallothionein promoter) or from mammalian viruses (e.g., the adenovirus late promoter; the vaccinia virus 7.5K promoter).

In bacterial systems, a number of expression vectors may be advantageously selected depending upon the use intended for the NHP product being expressed. For example, when a large quantity of such a protein is to be produced for the generation of pharmaceutical compositions of or containing NHP, or for raising antibodies to a NHP, vectors that direct the expression of high levels of fusion protein products that are readily purified may be desirable. Such vectors include, but are not limited, to the E. coli expression vector pUR278 (Ruther et al., 1983, EMBO J. 2:1791), in which a NHP coding sequence may be ligated individually into the vector in frame with the lacZ coding region so that a fusion protein is produced; pIN vectors (Inouye & Inouye, 1985, Nucleic Acids Res. 13:3101-3109; Van Heeke & Schuster, 1989, J. Biol. Chem. 264:5503-5509); and the like. pGEX vectors (Pharmacia or American Type Culture Collection) can also be used to express foreign polypeptides as fusion proteins with glutathione S-transferase (GST). In general, such fusion proteins are soluble and can easily be purified from lysed cells by adsorption to glutathione-agarose beads followed by elution in the presence of free glutathione. The PGEX vectors are designed to include thrombin or factor Xa protease cleavage sites so that the cloned target gene product can be released from the GST moiety.

In an insect system, Autographa californica nuclear polyhidrosis virus (AcNPV) is used as a vector to express foreign sequences. The virus grows in Spodoptera frugiperda cells. A NHP coding sequence can be cloned individually into non-essential regions (for example the polyhedrin gene) of the virus and placed under control of an AcNPV promoter (for example the polyhedrin promoter). Successful insertion of NHP coding sequence will result in inactivation of the polyhedrin gene and production of non-occluded recombinant virus (i.e., virus lacking the proteinaceous coat coded for by the polyhedrin gene). These recombinant viruses are then used to infect Spodoptera frugiperda cells in which the inserted sequence is expressed (e.g., see Smith et al., 1983, J. Virol. 46: 584; Smith, U.S. Pat. No. 4,215,051).

In mammalian host cells, a number of viral-based expression systems may be utilized. In cases where an adenovirus is used as an expression vector, the NHP nucleotide sequence of interest may be ligated to an adenovirus transcription/translation control complex, e.g., the late promoter and tripartite leader sequence. This chimeric gene may then be inserted in the adenovirus genome by in vitro or in vivo recombination. Insertion in a non-essential region of the viral genome (e.g., region E1 or E3) will result in a recombinant virus that is viable and capable of expressing a NHP product in infected hosts (e.g., See Logan & Shenk, 1984, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 81:3655-3659). Specific initiation signals may also be required for efficient translation of inserted NHP nucleotide sequences. These signals include the ATG initiation codon and adjacent sequences. In cases where an entire NHP gene or cDNA, including its own initiation codon and adjacent sequences, is inserted into the appropriate expression vector, no additional translational control signals may be needed. However, in cases where only a portion of a NHP coding sequence is inserted, exogenous translational control signals, including, perhaps, the ATG initiation codon, must be provided. Furthermore, the initiation codon must be in phase with the reading frame of the desired coding sequence to ensure translation of the entire insert. These exogenous translational control signals and initiation codons can be of a variety of origins, both natural and synthetic. The efficiency of expression can be enhanced by the inclusion of appropriate transcription enhancer elements, transcription terminators, etc. (See Bitter et al., 1987, Methods in Enzymol. 153:516-544).

In addition, a host cell strain may be chosen that modulates the expression of the inserted sequences, or modifies and processes the gene product in the specific fashion desired. Such modifications (e.g., glycosylation) and processing (e.g., cleavage) of protein products may be important for the function of the protein. Different host cells have characteristic and specific mechanisms for the post-translational processing and modification of proteins and gene products. Appropriate cell lines or host systems can be chosen to ensure the correct modification and processing of the foreign protein expressed. To this end, eukaryotic host cells that possess the cellular machinery for proper processing of the primary transcript, glycosylation, and phosphorylation of the gene product may be used. Such mammalian host cells include, but are not limited to, CHO, VERO, BHK, HeLa, COS, MDCK, 293, 3T3, WI38, and in particular, human cell lines.

For long-term, high-yield production of recombinant proteins, stable expression is preferred. For example, cell lines which stably express the NHP sequences described above can be engineered. Rather than using expression vectors which contain viral origins of replication, host cells can be transformed with DNA controlled by appropriate expression control elements (e.g., promoter, enhancer sequences, transcription terminators, polyadenylation sites, etc.), and a selectable marker. Following the introduction of the foreign DNA, engineered cells may be allowed to grow for 1-2 days in an enriched media, and then are switched to a selective media. The selectable marker in the recombinant plasmid confers resistance to the selection and allows cells to stably integrate the plasmid into their chromosomes and grow to form foci which in turn can be cloned and expanded into cell lines. This method may advantageously be used to engineer cell lines which express the NHP product. Such engineered cell lines may be particularly useful in screening and evaluation of compounds that affect the endogenous activity of the NHP product.

A number of selection systems may be used, including but not limited to the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (Wigler, et al., 1977, Cell 11:223), hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (Szybalska & Szybalski, 1962, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 48:2026), and adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (Lowy, et al., 1980, Cell 22:817) genes can be employed in tk⁻, hgprt⁻ or aprt⁻ cells, respectively. Also, antimetabolite resistance can be used as the basis of selection for the following genes: dhfr, which confers resistance to methotrexate (Wigler, et al., 1980, Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77:3567; O'Hare, et al., 1981, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:1527); gpt, which confers resistance to mycophenolic acid (Mulligan & Berg, 1981, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 78:2072); neo, which confers resistance to the aminoglycoside G-418 (Colberre-Garapin, et al., 1981, J. Mol. Biol. 150:1); and hygro, which confers resistance to hygromycin (Santerre, et al., 1984, Gene 30:147).

Alternatively, any fusion protein can be readily purified by utilizing an antibody specific for the fusion protein being expressed. For example, a system described by Janknecht et al. allows for the ready purification of non-denatured fusion proteins expressed in human cell lines (Janknecht, et al., 1991, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:8972-8976). In this system, the gene of interest is subcloned into a vaccinia recombination plasmid such that the gene's open reading frame is translationally fused to an amino-terminal tag consisting of six histidine residues. Extracts from cells infected with recombinant vaccinia virus are loaded onto Ni²⁺.nitriloacetic acid-agarose columns and histidine-tagged proteins are selectively eluted with imidazole-containing buffers.

Also encompassed by the present invention are fusion proteins that direct the NHP to a target organ and/or facilitate transport across the membrane into the cytosol. Conjugation of NHPs to antibody molecules or their Fab fragments could be used to target cells bearing a particular epitope. Attaching the appropriate signal sequence to the NHP would also transport the NHP to the desired location within the cell. Alternatively targeting of NHP or its nucleic acid sequence might be achieved using liposome or lipid complex based delivery systems. Such technologies are described in Liposomes:A Practical Approach, New,RRC ed., Oxford University Press, New York and in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,594,595, 5,459,127, 5,948,767 and 6,110,490 and their respective disclosures which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. Additionally embodied are novel protein constructs engineered in such a way that they facilitate transport of the NHP to the target site or desired organ, where they cross the cell membrane and/or the nucleus where the NHP can exert its functional activity. This goal may be achieved by coupling of the NHP to a cytokine or other ligand that provides targeting specificity, and/or to a protein transducing domain (see generally U.S. applications Ser. Nos. 60/111,701 and 60/056,713, both of which are herein incorporated by reference, for examples of such transducing sequences) to facilitate passage across cellular membranes and can optionally be engineered to include nuclear localization sequences.

5.3 Antibodies to NHP Products

Antibodies that specifically recognize one or more epitopes of a NHP, or epitopes of conserved variants of a NHP, or peptide fragments of a NHP are also encompassed by the invention. Such antibodies include but are not limited to polyclonal antibodies, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), humanized or chimeric antibodies, single chain antibodies, Fab fragments, F(ab′)₂ fragments, fragments produced by a Fab expression library, anti-idiotypic (anti-Id) antibodies, and epitope-binding fragments of any of the above.

The antibodies of the invention may be used, for example, in the detection of NHP in a biological sample and may, therefore, be utilized as part of a diagnostic or prognostic technique whereby patients may be tested for abnormal amounts of NHP. Such antibodies may also be utilized in conjunction with, for example, compound screening schemes for the evaluation of the effect of test compounds on expression and/or activity of a NHP gene product. Additionally, such antibodies can be used in conjunction gene therapy to, for example, evaluate the normal and/or engineered NHP-expressing cells prior to their introduction into the patient. Such antibodies may additionally be used as a method for the inhibition of abnormal NHP activity. Thus, such antibodies may, therefore, be utilized as part of treatment methods.

For the production of antibodies, various host animals may be immunized by injection with the NHP, an NHP peptide (e.g., one corresponding to a functional domain of an NHP), truncated NHP polypeptides (NHP in which one or more domains have been deleted), functional equivalents of the NHP or mutated variant of the NHP. Such host animals may include but are not limited to pigs, rabbits, mice, goats, and rats, to name but a few. Various adjuvants may be used to increase the immunological response, depending on the host species, including but not limited to Freund's adjuvant (complete and incomplete), mineral salts such as aluminum hydroxide or aluminum phosphate, surface active substances such as lysolecithin, pluronic polyols, polyanions, peptides, oil emulsions, and potentially useful human adjuvants such as BCG (bacille Calmette-Guerin) and Corynebacterium parvum. Alternatively, the immune response could be enhanced by combination and or coupling with molecules such as keyhole limpet hemocyanin, tetanus toxoid, diptheria toxoid, ovalbumin, cholera toxin or fragments thereof. Polyclonal antibodies are heterogeneous populations of antibody molecules derived from the sera of the immunized animals.

Monoclonal antibodies, which are homogeneous populations of antibodies to a particular antigen, can be obtained by any technique which provides for the production of antibody molecules by continuous cell lines in culture. These include, but are not limited to, the hybridoma technique of Kohler and Milstein, (1975, Nature 256:495-497; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,376,110), the human B-cell hybridoma technique (Kosbor et al., 1983, Immunology Today 4:72; Cole et al., 1983, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 80:2026-2030), and the EBV-hybridoma technique (Cole et al., 1985, Monoclonal Antibodies And Cancer Therapy, Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp. 77-96). Such antibodies may be of any immunoglobulin class including IgG, IgM, IgE, IgA, IgD and any subclass thereof. The hybridoma producing the mAb of this invention may be cultivated in vitro or in vivo. Production of high titers of mAbs in vivo makes this the presently preferred method of production.

In addition, techniques developed for the production of “chimeric antibodies” (Morrison et al., 1984, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 81:6851-6855; Neuberger et al., 1984, Nature, 312:604-608; Takeda et al., 1985, Nature, 314:452-454) by splicing the genes from a mouse antibody molecule of appropriate antigen specificity together with genes from a human antibody molecule of appropriate biological activity can be used. A chimeric antibody is a molecule in which different portions are derived from different animal species, such as those having a variable region derived from a murine mAb and a human immunoglobulin constant region. Such technologies are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,075,181 and 5,877,397 and their respective disclosures which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. Also encompassed by the present invention is the use of fully humanized monoclonal antibodies as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,150,584 and respective disclosures which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

Alternatively, techniques described for the production of single chain antibodies (U.S. Pat. 4,946,778; Bird, 1988, Science 242:423-426; Huston et al., 1988, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:5879-5883; and Ward et al., 1989, Nature 341:544-546) can be adapted to produce single chain antibodies against NHP gene products. Single chain antibodies are formed by linking the heavy and light chain fragments of the Fv region via an amino acid bridge, resulting in a single chain polypeptide.

Antibody fragments which recognize specific epitopes may be generated by known techniques. For example, such fragments include, but are not limited to: the F(ab′)₂ fragments which can be produced by pepsin digestion of the antibody molecule and the Fab fragments which can be generated by reducing the disulfide bridges of the F(ab′)₂ fragments. Alternatively, Fab expression libraries may be constructed (Huse et al., 1989, Science, 246:1275-1281) to allow rapid and easy identification of monoclonal Fab fragments with the desired specificity.

Antibodies to a NHP can, in turn, be utilized to generate anti-idiotype antibodies that “mimic” a given NHP, using techniques well known to those skilled in the art. (See, e.g., Greenspan & Bona, 1993, FASEB J 7(5):437-444; and Nissinoff, 1991, J. Immunol. 147(8):2429-2438). For example antibodies which bind to a NHP domain and competitively inhibit the binding of NHP to its cognate receptor can be used to generate anti-idiotypes that “mimic” the NHP and, therefore, bind and activate or neutralize a receptor. Such anti-idiotypic antibodies or Fab fragments of such anti-idiotypes can be used in therapeutic regimens involving a NHP signaling pathway.

The present invention is not to be limited in scope by the specific embodiments described herein, which are intended as single illustrations of individual aspects of the invention, and functionally equivalent methods and components are within the scope of the invention. Indeed, various modifications of the invention, in addition to those shown and described herein will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description. Such modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims. All cited publications, patents, and patent applications are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

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ggaagaagcc 840 tttctttatg ctaagtttga atttgaatgc cgggctcgtg gcgcagacat tttagcctat 900 ccacctgtgg tggctggtgg taatcggtca aacactttgc actatgtgaa aaataatcaa 960 ctcatcaagg atggggaaat ggtgcttctg gatggaggtt gtgagtcttc ctgctatgtg 1020 agtgacatca cacgtacgtg gccagtcaat ggcaggttca ccgcacctca ggcagaactc 1080 tatgaagccg ttctagagat ccaaagagat tgtttggccc tctgcttccc tgggacaagc 1140 ttggagaaca tctacagcat gatgctgacc ctgataggac agaagcttaa agacttgggg 1200 atcatgaaga acattaagga aaataatgcc ttcaaggctg ctcgaaaata ctgtcctcat 1260 catgttggcc actacctcgg gatggatgtc catgacactc cagacatgcc ccgttccctc 1320 cctctgcagc ctgggatggt aatcacaatt gagcccggca tttatattcc agaggatgac 1380 aaagatgccc cagagaagtt tcggggtctt ggtgtacgaa ttgaggatga tgtagtggtg 1440 actcaggact cacctctcat cctttctgca gactgtccca aagagatgaa tgacattgaa 1500 cagatatgca gccaggcttc ttga 1524 2 507 PRT homo sapiens 2 Met Pro Trp Leu Leu Ser Ala Pro Lys Leu Val Pro Ala Val Ala Asn 1 5 10 15 Val Arg Gly Leu Ser Gly Cys Met Leu Cys Ser Gln Arg Arg Tyr Ser 20 25 30 Leu Gln Pro Val Pro Glu Arg Arg Ile Pro Asn Arg Tyr Leu Gly Gln 35 40 45 Pro Ser Pro Phe Thr His Pro His Leu Leu Arg Pro Gly Glu Val Thr 50 55 60 Pro Gly Leu Ser Gln Val Glu Tyr Ala Leu Arg Arg His Lys Leu Met 65 70 75 80 Ser Leu Ile Gln Lys Glu Ala Gln Gly Gln Ser Gly Thr Asp Gln Thr 85 90 95 Val Val Val Leu Ser Asn Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Met Ser Asn Asp Ile Pro 100 105 110 Tyr Thr Phe His Gln Asp Asn Asn Phe Leu Tyr Leu Cys Gly Phe Gln 115 120 125 Glu Pro Asp Ser Ile Leu Val Leu Gln Ser Leu Pro Gly Lys Gln Leu 130 135 140 Pro Ser His Lys Ala Ile Leu Phe Val Pro Arg Arg Asp Pro Ser Arg 145 150 155 160 Glu Leu Trp Asp Gly Pro Arg Ser Gly Thr Asp Gly Ala Ile Ala Leu 165 170 175 Thr Gly Val Asp Glu Ala Tyr Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln His Leu Leu 180 185 190 Pro Lys Met Lys Ala Glu Thr Asn Met Val Trp Tyr Asp Trp Met Arg 195 200 205 Pro Ser His Ala Gln Leu His Ser Asp Tyr Met Gln Pro Leu Thr Glu 210 215 220 Ala Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Asn Lys Val Arg Gly Val Gln Gln Leu Ile 225 230 235 240 Gln Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Glu Arg Met Gln 245 250 255 Ile Ala Gly Lys Leu Thr Ser Gln Ala Phe Ile Glu Thr Met Phe Thr 260 265 270 Ser Lys Ala Pro Val Glu Glu Ala Phe Leu Tyr Ala Lys Phe Glu Phe 275 280 285 Glu Cys Arg Ala Arg Gly Ala Asp Ile Leu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Val Val 290 295 300 Ala Gly Gly Asn Arg Ser Asn Thr Leu His Tyr Val Lys Asn Asn Gln 305 310 315 320 Leu Ile Lys Asp Gly Glu Met Val Leu Leu Asp Gly Gly Cys Glu Ser 325 330 335 Ser Cys Tyr Val Ser Asp Ile Thr Arg Thr Trp Pro Val Asn Gly Arg 340 345 350 Phe Thr Ala Pro Gln Ala Glu Leu Tyr Glu Ala Val Leu Glu Ile Gln 355 360 365 Arg Asp Cys Leu Ala Leu Cys Phe Pro Gly Thr Ser Leu Glu Asn Ile 370 375 380 Tyr Ser Met Met Leu Thr Leu Ile Gly Gln Lys Leu Lys Asp Leu Gly 385 390 395 400 Ile Met Lys Asn Ile Lys Glu Asn Asn Ala Phe Lys Ala Ala Arg Lys 405 410 415 Tyr Cys Pro His His Val Gly His Tyr Leu Gly Met Asp Val His Asp 420 425 430 Thr Pro Asp Met Pro Arg Ser Leu Pro Leu Gln Pro Gly Met Val Ile 435 440 445 Thr Ile Glu Pro Gly Ile Tyr Ile Pro Glu Asp Asp Lys Asp Ala Pro 450 455 460 Glu Lys Phe Arg Gly Leu Gly Val Arg Ile Glu Asp Asp Val Val Val 465 470 475 480 Thr Gln Asp Ser Pro Leu Ile Leu Ser Ala Asp Cys Pro Lys Glu Met 485 490 495 Asn Asp Ile Glu Gln Ile Cys Ser Gln Ala Ser 500 505 3 210 DNA homo sapiens 3 atgccttggc tgctctcagc ccccaagctg gttcccgctg tagcaaacgt ccgcggcctc 60 tcaggatgta tgttgtgttc acagcgaagg tactcccttc agcctgtccc agaaaggagg 120 attccaaacc gatacttagg ccagcccagc ccctttacac acccacacct cctcagacca 180 gactcgaatt cctgctggga agtcggctga 210 4 69 PRT homo sapiens 4 Met Pro Trp Leu Leu Ser Ala Pro Lys Leu Val Pro Ala Val Ala Asn 1 5 10 15 Val Arg Gly Leu Ser Gly Cys Met Leu Cys Ser Gln Arg Arg Tyr Ser 20 25 30 Leu Gln Pro Val Pro Glu Arg Arg Ile Pro Asn Arg Tyr Leu Gly Gln 35 40 45 Pro Ser Pro Phe Thr His Pro His Leu Leu Arg Pro Asp Ser Asn Ser 50 55 60 Cys Trp Glu Val Gly 65 5 873 DNA homo sapiens 5 atgccttggc tgctctcagc ccccaagctg gttcccgctg tagcaaacgt ccgcggcctc 60 tcaggatgta tgttgtgttc acagcgaagg tactcccttc agcctgtccc agaaaggagg 120 attccaaacc gatacttagg ccagcccagc ccctttacac acccacacct cctcagacca 180 ggggaggtaa ctccaggact atctcaggtg gaatatgcac ttcgcagaca caaactaatg 240 tctctgatcc agaaggaagc tcaagggcag agtgggacag accagacagt ggttgtgctc 300 tccaacccta catactacat gagcaacgat attccctata ctttccacca agacaacaat 360 ttcctgtacc tatgtggatt ccaagagcct gatagcattc ttgtccttca gagcctccct 420 ggcaaacaat taccatcaca caaagccata ctttttgtgc ctcggcgaga tcccagtcga 480 gaactttggg atggtccgcg atctggcact gatggagcaa tagctctaac tggagtagac 540 gaagcctata cgctagaaga atttcaacat cttctaccaa aaatgaaagt gctcttgcca 600 gctcttcaaa aggaggtact gttctccaag aacgatccat gcatcacagc atcagaatca 660 cctgctgaga cgaacatggt ttggtatgac tggatgaggc cctcacatgc acagcttcac 720 tctgactata tgcagcccct gactgaggcc aaagccaaga gcaagaacaa ggttcggggt 780 gttcagcagc tgatacagcg cctccggctg atcaagtctc ctgcagaaat tgaacgaatg 840 cagattgctg ggaagctgac atcacaggta tga 873 6 290 PRT homo sapiens 6 Met Pro Trp Leu Leu Ser Ala Pro Lys Leu Val Pro Ala Val Ala Asn 1 5 10 15 Val Arg Gly Leu Ser Gly Cys Met Leu Cys Ser Gln Arg Arg Tyr Ser 20 25 30 Leu Gln Pro Val Pro Glu Arg Arg Ile Pro Asn Arg Tyr Leu Gly Gln 35 40 45 Pro Ser Pro Phe Thr His Pro His Leu Leu Arg Pro Gly Glu Val Thr 50 55 60 Pro Gly Leu Ser Gln Val Glu Tyr Ala Leu Arg Arg His Lys Leu Met 65 70 75 80 Ser Leu Ile Gln Lys Glu Ala Gln Gly Gln Ser Gly Thr Asp Gln Thr 85 90 95 Val Val Val Leu Ser Asn Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Met Ser Asn Asp Ile Pro 100 105 110 Tyr Thr Phe His Gln Asp Asn Asn Phe Leu Tyr Leu Cys Gly Phe Gln 115 120 125 Glu Pro Asp Ser Ile Leu Val Leu Gln Ser Leu Pro Gly Lys Gln Leu 130 135 140 Pro Ser His Lys Ala Ile Leu Phe Val Pro Arg Arg Asp Pro Ser Arg 145 150 155 160 Glu Leu Trp Asp Gly Pro Arg Ser Gly Thr Asp Gly Ala Ile Ala Leu 165 170 175 Thr Gly Val Asp Glu Ala Tyr Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln His Leu Leu 180 185 190 Pro Lys Met Lys Val Leu Leu Pro Ala Leu Gln Lys Glu Val Leu Phe 195 200 205 Ser Lys Asn Asp Pro Cys Ile Thr Ala Ser Glu Ser Pro Ala Glu Thr 210 215 220 Asn Met Val Trp Tyr Asp Trp Met Arg Pro Ser His Ala Gln Leu His 225 230 235 240 Ser Asp Tyr Met Gln Pro Leu Thr Glu Ala Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Asn 245 250 255 Lys Val Arg Gly Val Gln Gln Leu Ile Gln Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys 260 265 270 Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Glu Arg Met Gln Ile Ala Gly Lys Leu Thr Ser 275 280 285 Gln Val 290 7 798 DNA homo sapiens 7 atgccttggc tgctctcagc ccccaagctg gttcccgctg tagcaaacgt ccgcggcctc 60 tcaggatgta tgttgtgttc acagcgaagg tactcccttc agcctgtccc agaaaggagg 120 attccaaacc gatacttagg ccagcccagc ccctttacac acccacacct cctcagacca 180 ggggaggtaa ctccaggact atctcaggtg gaatatgcac ttcgcagaca caaactaatg 240 tctctgatcc agaaggaagc tcaagggcag agtgggacag accagacagt ggttgtgctc 300 tccaacccta catactacat gagcaacgat attccctata ctttccacca agacaacaat 360 ttcctgtacc tatgtggatt ccaagagcct gatagcattc ttgtccttca gagcctccct 420 ggcaaacaat taccatcaca caaagccata ctttttgtgc ctcggcgaga tcccagtcga 480 gaactttggg atggtccgcg atctggcact gatggagcaa tagctctaac tggagtagac 540 gaagcctata cgctagaaga atttcaacat cttctaccaa aaatgaaagc tgagacgaac 600 atggtttggt atgactggat gaggccctca catgcacagc ttcactctga ctatatgcag 660 cccctgactg aggccaaagc caagagcaag aacaaggttc ggggtgttca gcagctgata 720 cagcgcctcc ggctgatcaa gtctcctgca gaaattgaac gaatgcagat tgctgggaag 780 ctgacatcac aggtatga 798 8 265 PRT homo sapiens 8 Met Pro Trp Leu Leu Ser Ala Pro Lys Leu Val Pro Ala Val Ala Asn 1 5 10 15 Val Arg Gly Leu Ser Gly Cys Met Leu Cys Ser Gln Arg Arg Tyr Ser 20 25 30 Leu Gln Pro Val Pro Glu Arg Arg Ile Pro Asn Arg Tyr Leu Gly Gln 35 40 45 Pro Ser Pro Phe Thr His Pro His Leu Leu Arg Pro Gly Glu Val Thr 50 55 60 Pro Gly Leu Ser Gln Val Glu Tyr Ala Leu Arg Arg His Lys Leu Met 65 70 75 80 Ser Leu Ile Gln Lys Glu Ala Gln Gly Gln Ser Gly Thr Asp Gln Thr 85 90 95 Val Val Val Leu Ser Asn Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Met Ser Asn Asp Ile Pro 100 105 110 Tyr Thr Phe His Gln Asp Asn Asn Phe Leu Tyr Leu Cys Gly Phe Gln 115 120 125 Glu Pro Asp Ser Ile Leu Val Leu Gln Ser Leu Pro Gly Lys Gln Leu 130 135 140 Pro Ser His Lys Ala Ile Leu Phe Val Pro Arg Arg Asp Pro Ser Arg 145 150 155 160 Glu Leu Trp Asp Gly Pro Arg Ser Gly Thr Asp Gly Ala Ile Ala Leu 165 170 175 Thr Gly Val Asp Glu Ala Tyr Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln His Leu Leu 180 185 190 Pro Lys Met Lys Ala Glu Thr Asn Met Val Trp Tyr Asp Trp Met Arg 195 200 205 Pro Ser His Ala Gln Leu His Ser Asp Tyr Met Gln Pro Leu Thr Glu 210 215 220 Ala Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Asn Lys Val Arg Gly Val Gln Gln Leu Ile 225 230 235 240 Gln Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Glu Arg Met Gln 245 250 255 Ile Ala Gly Lys Leu Thr Ser Gln Val 260 265 9 636 DNA homo sapiens 9 atgtctctga tccagaagga agctcaaggg cagagtggga cagaccagac agtggttgtg 60 ctctccaacc ctacatacta catgagcaac gatattccct atactttcca ccaagacaac 120 aatttcctgt acctatgtgg attccaagag cctgatagca ttcttgtcct tcagagcctc 180 cctggcaaac aattaccatc acacaaagcc atactttttg tgcctcggcg agatcccagt 240 cgagaacttt gggatggtcc gcgatctggc actgatggag caatagctct aactggagta 300 gacgaagcct atacgctaga agaatttcaa catcttctac caaaaatgaa agtgctcttg 360 ccagctcttc aaaaggaggt actgttctcc aagaacgatc catgcatcac agcatcagaa 420 tcacctgctg agacgaacat ggtttggtat gactggatga ggccctcaca tgcacagctt 480 cactctgact atatgcagcc cctgactgag gccaaagcca agagcaagaa caaggttcgg 540 ggtgttcagc agctgataca gcgcctccgg ctgatcaagt ctcctgcaga aattgaacga 600 atgcagattg ctgggaagct gacatcacag gtatga 636 10 211 PRT homo sapiens 10 Met Ser Leu Ile Gln Lys Glu Ala Gln Gly Gln Ser Gly Thr Asp Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Val Val Val Leu Ser Asn Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Met Ser Asn Asp Ile 20 25 30 Pro Tyr Thr Phe His Gln Asp Asn Asn Phe Leu Tyr Leu Cys Gly Phe 35 40 45 Gln Glu Pro Asp Ser Ile Leu Val Leu Gln Ser Leu Pro Gly Lys Gln 50 55 60 Leu Pro Ser His Lys Ala Ile Leu Phe Val Pro Arg Arg Asp Pro Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Glu Leu Trp Asp Gly Pro Arg Ser Gly Thr Asp Gly Ala Ile Ala 85 90 95 Leu Thr Gly Val Asp Glu Ala Tyr Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln His Leu 100 105 110 Leu Pro Lys Met Lys Val Leu Leu Pro Ala Leu Gln Lys Glu Val Leu 115 120 125 Phe Ser Lys Asn Asp Pro Cys Ile Thr Ala Ser Glu Ser Pro Ala Glu 130 135 140 Thr Asn Met Val Trp Tyr Asp Trp Met Arg Pro Ser His Ala Gln Leu 145 150 155 160 His Ser Asp Tyr Met Gln Pro Leu Thr Glu Ala Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys 165 170 175 Asn Lys Val Arg Gly Val Gln Gln Leu Ile Gln Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile 180 185 190 Lys Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Glu Arg Met Gln Ile Ala Gly Lys Leu Thr 195 200 205 Ser Gln Val 210 11 804 DNA homo sapiens 11 atgttgtgtt cacagcgaag gtactccctt cagcctgtcc cagaaaggag gattccaaac 60 cgatacttag gccagcccag cccctttaca cacccacacc tcctcagacc aggggaggta 120 actccaggac tatctcaggt ggaatatgca cttcgcagac acaaactaat gtctctgatc 180 cagaaggaag ctcaagggca gagtgggaca gaccagacag tggttgtgct ctccaaccct 240 acatactaca tgagcaacga tattccctat actttccacc aagacaacaa tttcctgtac 300 ctatgtggat tccaagagcc tgatagcatt cttgtccttc agagcctccc tggcaaacaa 360 ttaccatcac acaaagccat actttttgtg cctcggcgag atcccagtcg agaactttgg 420 gatggtccgc gatctggcac tgatggagca atagctctaa ctggagtaga cgaagcctat 480 acgctagaag aatttcaaca tcttctacca aaaatgaaag tgctcttgcc agctcttcaa 540 aaggaggtac tgttctccaa gaacgatcca tgcatcacag catcagaatc acctgctgag 600 acgaacatgg tttggtatga ctggatgagg ccctcacatg cacagcttca ctctgactat 660 atgcagcccc tgactgaggc caaagccaag agcaagaaca aggttcgggg tgttcagcag 720 ctgatacagc gcctccggct gatcaagtct cctgcagaaa ttgaacgaat gcagattgct 780 gggaagctga catcacaggt atga 804 12 267 PRT homo sapiens 12 Met Leu Cys Ser Gln Arg Arg Tyr Ser Leu Gln Pro Val Pro Glu Arg 1 5 10 15 Arg Ile Pro Asn Arg Tyr Leu Gly Gln Pro Ser Pro Phe Thr His Pro 20 25 30 His Leu Leu Arg Pro Gly Glu Val Thr Pro Gly Leu Ser Gln Val Glu 35 40 45 Tyr Ala Leu Arg Arg His Lys Leu Met Ser Leu Ile Gln Lys Glu Ala 50 55 60 Gln Gly Gln Ser Gly Thr Asp Gln Thr Val Val Val Leu Ser Asn Pro 65 70 75 80 Thr Tyr Tyr Met Ser Asn Asp Ile Pro Tyr Thr Phe His Gln Asp Asn 85 90 95 Asn Phe Leu Tyr Leu Cys Gly Phe Gln Glu Pro Asp Ser Ile Leu Val 100 105 110 Leu Gln Ser Leu Pro Gly Lys Gln Leu Pro Ser His Lys Ala Ile Leu 115 120 125 Phe Val Pro Arg Arg Asp Pro Ser Arg Glu Leu Trp Asp Gly Pro Arg 130 135 140 Ser Gly Thr Asp Gly Ala Ile Ala Leu Thr Gly Val Asp Glu Ala Tyr 145 150 155 160 Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln His Leu Leu Pro Lys Met Lys Val Leu Leu 165 170 175 Pro Ala Leu Gln Lys Glu Val Leu Phe Ser Lys Asn Asp Pro Cys Ile 180 185 190 Thr Ala Ser Glu Ser Pro Ala Glu Thr Asn Met Val Trp Tyr Asp Trp 195 200 205 Met Arg Pro Ser His Ala Gln Leu His Ser Asp Tyr Met Gln Pro Leu 210 215 220 Thr Glu Ala Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Asn Lys Val Arg Gly Val Gln Gln 225 230 235 240 Leu Ile Gln Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Glu Arg 245 250 255 Met Gln Ile Ala Gly Lys Leu Thr Ser Gln Val 260 265 13 561 DNA homo sapiens 13 atgtctctga tccagaagga agctcaaggg cagagtggga cagaccagac agtggttgtg 60 ctctccaacc ctacatacta catgagcaac gatattccct atactttcca ccaagacaac 120 aatttcctgt acctatgtgg attccaagag cctgatagca ttcttgtcct tcagagcctc 180 cctggcaaac aattaccatc acacaaagcc atactttttg tgcctcggcg agatcccagt 240 cgagaacttt gggatggtcc gcgatctggc actgatggag caatagctct aactggagta 300 gacgaagcct atacgctaga agaatttcaa catcttctac caaaaatgaa agctgagacg 360 aacatggttt ggtatgactg gatgaggccc tcacatgcac agcttcactc tgactatatg 420 cagcccctga ctgaggccaa agccaagagc aagaacaagg ttcggggtgt tcagcagctg 480 atacagcgcc tccggctgat caagtctcct gcagaaattg aacgaatgca gattgctggg 540 aagctgacat cacaggtatg a 561 14 186 PRT homo sapiens 14 Met Ser Leu Ile Gln Lys Glu Ala Gln Gly Gln Ser Gly Thr Asp Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Val Val Val Leu Ser Asn Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Met Ser Asn Asp Ile 20 25 30 Pro Tyr Thr Phe His Gln Asp Asn Asn Phe Leu Tyr Leu Cys Gly Phe 35 40 45 Gln Glu Pro Asp Ser Ile Leu Val Leu Gln Ser Leu Pro Gly Lys Gln 50 55 60 Leu Pro Ser His Lys Ala Ile Leu Phe Val Pro Arg Arg Asp Pro Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Glu Leu Trp Asp Gly Pro Arg Ser Gly Thr Asp Gly Ala Ile Ala 85 90 95 Leu Thr Gly Val Asp Glu Ala Tyr Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln His Leu 100 105 110 Leu Pro Lys Met Lys Ala Glu Thr Asn Met Val Trp Tyr Asp Trp Met 115 120 125 Arg Pro Ser His Ala Gln Leu His Ser Asp Tyr Met Gln Pro Leu Thr 130 135 140 Glu Ala Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Asn Lys Val Arg Gly Val Gln Gln Leu 145 150 155 160 Ile Gln Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Glu Arg Met 165 170 175 Gln Ile Ala Gly Lys Leu Thr Ser Gln Val 180 185 15 729 DNA homo sapiens 15 atgttgtgtt cacagcgaag gtactccctt cagcctgtcc cagaaaggag gattccaaac 60 cgatacttag gccagcccag cccctttaca cacccacacc tcctcagacc aggggaggta 120 actccaggac tatctcaggt ggaatatgca cttcgcagac acaaactaat gtctctgatc 180 cagaaggaag ctcaagggca gagtgggaca gaccagacag tggttgtgct ctccaaccct 240 acatactaca tgagcaacga tattccctat actttccacc aagacaacaa tttcctgtac 300 ctatgtggat tccaagagcc tgatagcatt cttgtccttc agagcctccc tggcaaacaa 360 ttaccatcac acaaagccat actttttgtg cctcggcgag atcccagtcg agaactttgg 420 gatggtccgc gatctggcac tgatggagca atagctctaa ctggagtaga cgaagcctat 480 acgctagaag aatttcaaca tcttctacca aaaatgaaag ctgagacgaa catggtttgg 540 tatgactgga tgaggccctc acatgcacag cttcactctg actatatgca gcccctgact 600 gaggccaaag ccaagagcaa gaacaaggtt cggggtgttc agcagctgat acagcgcctc 660 cggctgatca agtctcctgc agaaattgaa cgaatgcaga ttgctgggaa gctgacatca 720 caggtatga 729 16 242 PRT homo sapiens 16 Met Leu Cys Ser Gln Arg Arg Tyr Ser Leu Gln Pro Val Pro Glu Arg 1 5 10 15 Arg Ile Pro Asn Arg Tyr Leu Gly Gln Pro Ser Pro Phe Thr His Pro 20 25 30 His Leu Leu Arg Pro Gly Glu Val Thr Pro Gly Leu Ser Gln Val Glu 35 40 45 Tyr Ala Leu Arg Arg His Lys Leu Met Ser Leu Ile Gln Lys Glu Ala 50 55 60 Gln Gly Gln Ser Gly Thr Asp Gln Thr Val Val Val Leu Ser Asn Pro 65 70 75 80 Thr Tyr Tyr Met Ser Asn Asp Ile Pro Tyr Thr Phe His Gln Asp Asn 85 90 95 Asn Phe Leu Tyr Leu Cys Gly Phe Gln Glu Pro Asp Ser Ile Leu Val 100 105 110 Leu Gln Ser Leu Pro Gly Lys Gln Leu Pro Ser His Lys Ala Ile Leu 115 120 125 Phe Val Pro Arg Arg Asp Pro Ser Arg Glu Leu Trp Asp Gly Pro Arg 130 135 140 Ser Gly Thr Asp Gly Ala Ile Ala Leu Thr Gly Val Asp Glu Ala Tyr 145 150 155 160 Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln His Leu Leu Pro Lys Met Lys Ala Glu Thr 165 170 175 Asn Met Val Trp Tyr Asp Trp Met Arg Pro Ser His Ala Gln Leu His 180 185 190 Ser Asp Tyr Met Gln Pro Leu Thr Glu Ala Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Asn 195 200 205 Lys Val Arg Gly Val Gln Gln Leu Ile Gln Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys 210 215 220 Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Glu Arg Met Gln Ile Ala Gly Lys Leu Thr Ser 225 230 235 240 Gln Val 17 1362 DNA homo sapiens 17 atgtctctga tccagaagga agctcaaggg cagagtggga cagaccagac agtggttgtg 60 ctctccaacc ctacatacta catgagcaac gatattccct atactttcca ccaagacaac 120 aatttcctgt acctatgtgg attccaagag cctgatagca ttcttgtcct tcagagcctc 180 cctggcaaac aattaccatc acacaaagcc atactttttg tgcctcggcg agatcccagt 240 cgagaacttt gggatggtcc gcgatctggc actgatggag caatagctct aactggagta 300 gacgaagcct atacgctaga agaatttcaa catcttctac caaaaatgaa agtgctcttg 360 ccagctcttc aaaaggaggt actgttctcc aagaacgatc catgcatcac agcatcagaa 420 tcacctgctg agacgaacat ggtttggtat gactggatga ggccctcaca tgcacagctt 480 cactctgact atatgcagcc cctgactgag gccaaagcca agagcaagaa caaggttcgg 540 ggtgttcagc agctgataca gcgcctccgg ctgatcaagt ctcctgcaga aattgaacga 600 atgcagattg ctgggaagct gacatcacag gctttcatag aaaccatgtt caccagtaaa 660 gcccctgtgg aagaagcctt tctttatgct aagtttgaat ttgaatgccg ggctcgtggc 720 gcagacattt tagcctatcc acctgtggtg gctggtggta atcggtcaaa cactttgcac 780 tatgtgaaaa ataatcaact catcaaggat ggggaaatgg tgcttctgga tggaggttgt 840 gagtcttcct gctatgtgag tgacatcaca cgtacgtggc cagtcaatgg caggttcacc 900 gcacctcagg cagaactcta tgaagccgtt ctagagatcc aaagagattg tttggccctc 960 tgcttccctg ggacaagctt ggagaacatc tacagcatga tgctgaccct gataggacag 1020 aagcttaaag acttggggat catgaagaac attaaggaaa ataatgcctt caaggctgct 1080 cgaaaatact gtcctcatca tgttggccac tacctcggga tggatgtcca tgacactcca 1140 gacatgcccc gttccctccc tctgcagcct gggatggtaa tcacaattga gcccggcatt 1200 tatattccag aggatgacaa agatgcccca gagaagtttc ggggtcttgg tgtacgaatt 1260 gaggatgatg tagtggtgac tcaggactca cctctcatcc tttctgcaga ctgtcccaaa 1320 gagatgaatg acattgaaca gatatgcagc caggcttctt ga 1362 18 453 PRT homo sapiens 18 Met Ser Leu Ile Gln Lys Glu Ala Gln Gly Gln Ser Gly Thr Asp Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Val Val Val Leu Ser Asn Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Met Ser Asn Asp Ile 20 25 30 Pro Tyr Thr Phe His Gln Asp Asn Asn Phe Leu Tyr Leu Cys Gly Phe 35 40 45 Gln Glu Pro Asp Ser Ile Leu Val Leu Gln Ser Leu Pro Gly Lys Gln 50 55 60 Leu Pro Ser His Lys Ala Ile Leu Phe Val Pro Arg Arg Asp Pro Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Glu Leu Trp Asp Gly Pro Arg Ser Gly Thr Asp Gly Ala Ile Ala 85 90 95 Leu Thr Gly Val Asp Glu Ala Tyr Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln His Leu 100 105 110 Leu Pro Lys Met Lys Val Leu Leu Pro Ala Leu Gln Lys Glu Val Leu 115 120 125 Phe Ser Lys Asn Asp Pro Cys Ile Thr Ala Ser Glu Ser Pro Ala Glu 130 135 140 Thr Asn Met Val Trp Tyr Asp Trp Met Arg Pro Ser His Ala Gln Leu 145 150 155 160 His Ser Asp Tyr Met Gln Pro Leu Thr Glu Ala Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys 165 170 175 Asn Lys Val Arg Gly Val Gln Gln Leu Ile Gln Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile 180 185 190 Lys Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Glu Arg Met Gln Ile Ala Gly Lys Leu Thr 195 200 205 Ser Gln Ala Phe Ile Glu Thr Met Phe Thr Ser Lys Ala Pro Val Glu 210 215 220 Glu Ala Phe Leu Tyr Ala Lys Phe Glu Phe Glu Cys Arg Ala Arg Gly 225 230 235 240 Ala Asp Ile Leu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Val Val Ala Gly Gly Asn Arg Ser 245 250 255 Asn Thr Leu His Tyr Val Lys Asn Asn Gln Leu Ile Lys Asp Gly Glu 260 265 270 Met Val Leu Leu Asp Gly Gly Cys Glu Ser Ser Cys Tyr Val Ser Asp 275 280 285 Ile Thr Arg Thr Trp Pro Val Asn Gly Arg Phe Thr Ala Pro Gln Ala 290 295 300 Glu Leu Tyr Glu Ala Val Leu Glu Ile Gln Arg Asp Cys Leu Ala Leu 305 310 315 320 Cys Phe Pro Gly Thr Ser Leu Glu Asn Ile Tyr Ser Met Met Leu Thr 325 330 335 Leu Ile Gly Gln Lys Leu Lys Asp Leu Gly Ile Met Lys Asn Ile Lys 340 345 350 Glu Asn Asn Ala Phe Lys Ala Ala Arg Lys Tyr Cys Pro His His Val 355 360 365 Gly His Tyr Leu Gly Met Asp Val His Asp Thr Pro Asp Met Pro Arg 370 375 380 Ser Leu Pro Leu Gln Pro Gly Met Val Ile Thr Ile Glu Pro Gly Ile 385 390 395 400 Tyr Ile Pro Glu Asp Asp Lys Asp Ala Pro Glu Lys Phe Arg Gly Leu 405 410 415 Gly Val Arg Ile Glu Asp Asp Val Val Val Thr Gln Asp Ser Pro Leu 420 425 430 Ile Leu Ser Ala Asp Cys Pro Lys Glu Met Asn Asp Ile Glu Gln Ile 435 440 445 Cys Ser Gln Ala Ser 450 19 1599 DNA homo sapiens 19 atgccttggc tgctctcagc ccccaagctg gttcccgctg tagcaaacgt ccgcggcctc 60 tcaggatgta tgttgtgttc acagcgaagg tactcccttc agcctgtccc agaaaggagg 120 attccaaacc gatacttagg ccagcccagc ccctttacac acccacacct cctcagacca 180 ggggaggtaa ctccaggact atctcaggtg gaatatgcac ttcgcagaca caaactaatg 240 tctctgatcc agaaggaagc tcaagggcag agtgggacag accagacagt ggttgtgctc 300 tccaacccta catactacat gagcaacgat attccctata ctttccacca agacaacaat 360 ttcctgtacc tatgtggatt ccaagagcct gatagcattc ttgtccttca gagcctccct 420 ggcaaacaat taccatcaca caaagccata ctttttgtgc ctcggcgaga tcccagtcga 480 gaactttggg atggtccgcg atctggcact gatggagcaa tagctctaac tggagtagac 540 gaagcctata cgctagaaga atttcaacat cttctaccaa aaatgaaagt gctcttgcca 600 gctcttcaaa aggaggtact gttctccaag aacgatccat gcatcacagc atcagaatca 660 cctgctgaga cgaacatggt ttggtatgac tggatgaggc cctcacatgc acagcttcac 720 tctgactata tgcagcccct gactgaggcc aaagccaaga gcaagaacaa ggttcggggt 780 gttcagcagc tgatacagcg cctccggctg atcaagtctc ctgcagaaat tgaacgaatg 840 cagattgctg ggaagctgac atcacaggct ttcatagaaa ccatgttcac cagtaaagcc 900 cctgtggaag aagcctttct ttatgctaag tttgaatttg aatgccgggc tcgtggcgca 960 gacattttag cctatccacc tgtggtggct ggtggtaatc ggtcaaacac tttgcactat 1020 gtgaaaaata atcaactcat caaggatggg gaaatggtgc ttctggatgg aggttgtgag 1080 tcttcctgct atgtgagtga catcacacgt acgtggccag tcaatggcag gttcaccgca 1140 cctcaggcag aactctatga agccgttcta gagatccaaa gagattgttt ggccctctgc 1200 ttccctggga caagcttgga gaacatctac agcatgatgc tgaccctgat aggacagaag 1260 cttaaagact tggggatcat gaagaacatt aaggaaaata atgccttcaa ggctgctcga 1320 aaatactgtc ctcatcatgt tggccactac ctcgggatgg atgtccatga cactccagac 1380 atgccccgtt ccctccctct gcagcctggg atggtaatca caattgagcc cggcatttat 1440 attccagagg atgacaaaga tgccccagag aagtttcggg gtcttggtgt acgaattgag 1500 gatgatgtag tggtgactca ggactcacct ctcatccttt ctgcagactg tcccaaagag 1560 atgaatgaca ttgaacagat atgcagccag gcttcttga 1599 20 532 PRT homo sapiens 20 Met Pro Trp Leu Leu Ser Ala Pro Lys Leu Val Pro Ala Val Ala Asn 1 5 10 15 Val Arg Gly Leu Ser Gly Cys Met Leu Cys Ser Gln Arg Arg Tyr Ser 20 25 30 Leu Gln Pro Val Pro Glu Arg Arg Ile Pro Asn Arg Tyr Leu Gly Gln 35 40 45 Pro Ser Pro Phe Thr His Pro His Leu Leu Arg Pro Gly Glu Val Thr 50 55 60 Pro Gly Leu Ser Gln Val Glu Tyr Ala Leu Arg Arg His Lys Leu Met 65 70 75 80 Ser Leu Ile Gln Lys Glu Ala Gln Gly Gln Ser Gly Thr Asp Gln Thr 85 90 95 Val Val Val Leu Ser Asn Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Met Ser Asn Asp Ile Pro 100 105 110 Tyr Thr Phe His Gln Asp Asn Asn Phe Leu Tyr Leu Cys Gly Phe Gln 115 120 125 Glu Pro Asp Ser Ile Leu Val Leu Gln Ser Leu Pro Gly Lys Gln Leu 130 135 140 Pro Ser His Lys Ala Ile Leu Phe Val Pro Arg Arg Asp Pro Ser Arg 145 150 155 160 Glu Leu Trp Asp Gly Pro Arg Ser Gly Thr Asp Gly Ala Ile Ala Leu 165 170 175 Thr Gly Val Asp Glu Ala Tyr Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln His Leu Leu 180 185 190 Pro Lys Met Lys Val Leu Leu Pro Ala Leu Gln Lys Glu Val Leu Phe 195 200 205 Ser Lys Asn Asp Pro Cys Ile Thr Ala Ser Glu Ser Pro Ala Glu Thr 210 215 220 Asn Met Val Trp Tyr Asp Trp Met Arg Pro Ser His Ala Gln Leu His 225 230 235 240 Ser Asp Tyr Met Gln Pro Leu Thr Glu Ala Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Asn 245 250 255 Lys Val Arg Gly Val Gln Gln Leu Ile Gln Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys 260 265 270 Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Glu Arg Met Gln Ile Ala Gly Lys Leu Thr Ser 275 280 285 Gln Ala Phe Ile Glu Thr Met Phe Thr Ser Lys Ala Pro Val Glu Glu 290 295 300 Ala Phe Leu Tyr Ala Lys Phe Glu Phe Glu Cys Arg Ala Arg Gly Ala 305 310 315 320 Asp Ile Leu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Val Val Ala Gly Gly Asn Arg Ser Asn 325 330 335 Thr Leu His Tyr Val Lys Asn Asn Gln Leu Ile Lys Asp Gly Glu Met 340 345 350 Val Leu Leu Asp Gly Gly Cys Glu Ser Ser Cys Tyr Val Ser Asp Ile 355 360 365 Thr Arg Thr Trp Pro Val Asn Gly Arg Phe Thr Ala Pro Gln Ala Glu 370 375 380 Leu Tyr Glu Ala Val Leu Glu Ile Gln Arg Asp Cys Leu Ala Leu Cys 385 390 395 400 Phe Pro Gly Thr Ser Leu Glu Asn Ile Tyr Ser Met Met Leu Thr Leu 405 410 415 Ile Gly Gln Lys Leu Lys Asp Leu Gly Ile Met Lys Asn Ile Lys Glu 420 425 430 Asn Asn Ala Phe Lys Ala Ala Arg Lys Tyr Cys Pro His His Val Gly 435 440 445 His Tyr Leu Gly Met Asp Val His Asp Thr Pro Asp Met Pro Arg Ser 450 455 460 Leu Pro Leu Gln Pro Gly Met Val Ile Thr Ile Glu Pro Gly Ile Tyr 465 470 475 480 Ile Pro Glu Asp Asp Lys Asp Ala Pro Glu Lys Phe Arg Gly Leu Gly 485 490 495 Val Arg Ile Glu Asp Asp Val Val Val Thr Gln Asp Ser Pro Leu Ile 500 505 510 Leu Ser Ala Asp Cys Pro Lys Glu Met Asn Asp Ile Glu Gln Ile Cys 515 520 525 Ser Gln Ala Ser 530 21 1287 DNA homo sapiens 21 atgtctctga tccagaagga agctcaaggg cagagtggga cagaccagac agtggttgtg 60 ctctccaacc ctacatacta catgagcaac gatattccct atactttcca ccaagacaac 120 aatttcctgt acctatgtgg attccaagag cctgatagca ttcttgtcct tcagagcctc 180 cctggcaaac aattaccatc acacaaagcc atactttttg tgcctcggcg agatcccagt 240 cgagaacttt gggatggtcc gcgatctggc actgatggag caatagctct aactggagta 300 gacgaagcct atacgctaga agaatttcaa catcttctac caaaaatgaa agctgagacg 360 aacatggttt ggtatgactg gatgaggccc tcacatgcac agcttcactc tgactatatg 420 cagcccctga ctgaggccaa agccaagagc aagaacaagg ttcggggtgt tcagcagctg 480 atacagcgcc tccggctgat caagtctcct gcagaaattg aacgaatgca gattgctggg 540 aagctgacat cacaggcttt catagaaacc atgttcacca gtaaagcccc tgtggaagaa 600 gcctttcttt atgctaagtt tgaatttgaa tgccgggctc gtggcgcaga cattttagcc 660 tatccacctg tggtggctgg tggtaatcgg tcaaacactt tgcactatgt gaaaaataat 720 caactcatca aggatgggga aatggtgctt ctggatggag gttgtgagtc ttcctgctat 780 gtgagtgaca tcacacgtac gtggccagtc aatggcaggt tcaccgcacc tcaggcagaa 840 ctctatgaag ccgttctaga gatccaaaga gattgtttgg ccctctgctt ccctgggaca 900 agcttggaga acatctacag catgatgctg accctgatag gacagaagct taaagacttg 960 gggatcatga agaacattaa ggaaaataat gccttcaagg ctgctcgaaa atactgtcct 1020 catcatgttg gccactacct cgggatggat gtccatgaca ctccagacat gccccgttcc 1080 ctccctctgc agcctgggat ggtaatcaca attgagcccg gcatttatat tccagaggat 1140 gacaaagatg ccccagagaa gtttcggggt cttggtgtac gaattgagga tgatgtagtg 1200 gtgactcagg actcacctct catcctttct gcagactgtc ccaaagagat gaatgacatt 1260 gaacagatat gcagccaggc ttcttga 1287 22 428 PRT homo sapiens 22 Met Ser Leu Ile Gln Lys Glu Ala Gln Gly Gln Ser Gly Thr Asp Gln 1 5 10 15 Thr Val Val Val Leu Ser Asn Pro Thr Tyr Tyr Met Ser Asn Asp Ile 20 25 30 Pro Tyr Thr Phe His Gln Asp Asn Asn Phe Leu Tyr Leu Cys Gly Phe 35 40 45 Gln Glu Pro Asp Ser Ile Leu Val Leu Gln Ser Leu Pro Gly Lys Gln 50 55 60 Leu Pro Ser His Lys Ala Ile Leu Phe Val Pro Arg Arg Asp Pro Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Glu Leu Trp Asp Gly Pro Arg Ser Gly Thr Asp Gly Ala Ile Ala 85 90 95 Leu Thr Gly Val Asp Glu Ala Tyr Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln His Leu 100 105 110 Leu Pro Lys Met Lys Ala Glu Thr Asn Met Val Trp Tyr Asp Trp Met 115 120 125 Arg Pro Ser His Ala Gln Leu His Ser Asp Tyr Met Gln Pro Leu Thr 130 135 140 Glu Ala Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Asn Lys Val Arg Gly Val Gln Gln Leu 145 150 155 160 Ile Gln Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Glu Arg Met 165 170 175 Gln Ile Ala Gly Lys Leu Thr Ser Gln Ala Phe Ile Glu Thr Met Phe 180 185 190 Thr Ser Lys Ala Pro Val Glu Glu Ala Phe Leu Tyr Ala Lys Phe Glu 195 200 205 Phe Glu Cys Arg Ala Arg Gly Ala Asp Ile Leu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Val 210 215 220 Val Ala Gly Gly Asn Arg Ser Asn Thr Leu His Tyr Val Lys Asn Asn 225 230 235 240 Gln Leu Ile Lys Asp Gly Glu Met Val Leu Leu Asp Gly Gly Cys Glu 245 250 255 Ser Ser Cys Tyr Val Ser Asp Ile Thr Arg Thr Trp Pro Val Asn Gly 260 265 270 Arg Phe Thr Ala Pro Gln Ala Glu Leu Tyr Glu Ala Val Leu Glu Ile 275 280 285 Gln Arg Asp Cys Leu Ala Leu Cys Phe Pro Gly Thr Ser Leu Glu Asn 290 295 300 Ile Tyr Ser Met Met Leu Thr Leu Ile Gly Gln Lys Leu Lys Asp Leu 305 310 315 320 Gly Ile Met Lys Asn Ile Lys Glu Asn Asn Ala Phe Lys Ala Ala Arg 325 330 335 Lys Tyr Cys Pro His His Val Gly His Tyr Leu Gly Met Asp Val His 340 345 350 Asp Thr Pro Asp Met Pro Arg Ser Leu Pro Leu Gln Pro Gly Met Val 355 360 365 Ile Thr Ile Glu Pro Gly Ile Tyr Ile Pro Glu Asp Asp Lys Asp Ala 370 375 380 Pro Glu Lys Phe Arg Gly Leu Gly Val Arg Ile Glu Asp Asp Val Val 385 390 395 400 Val Thr Gln Asp Ser Pro Leu Ile Leu Ser Ala Asp Cys Pro Lys Glu 405 410 415 Met Asn Asp Ile Glu Gln Ile Cys Ser Gln Ala Ser 420 425 23 1530 DNA homo sapiens 23 atgttgtgtt cacagcgaag gtactccctt cagcctgtcc cagaaaggag gattccaaac 60 cgatacttag gccagcccag cccctttaca cacccacacc tcctcagacc aggggaggta 120 actccaggac tatctcaggt ggaatatgca cttcgcagac acaaactaat gtctctgatc 180 cagaaggaag ctcaagggca gagtgggaca gaccagacag tggttgtgct ctccaaccct 240 acatactaca tgagcaacga tattccctat actttccacc aagacaacaa tttcctgtac 300 ctatgtggat tccaagagcc tgatagcatt cttgtccttc agagcctccc tggcaaacaa 360 ttaccatcac acaaagccat actttttgtg cctcggcgag atcccagtcg agaactttgg 420 gatggtccgc gatctggcac tgatggagca atagctctaa ctggagtaga cgaagcctat 480 acgctagaag aatttcaaca tcttctacca aaaatgaaag tgctcttgcc agctcttcaa 540 aaggaggtac tgttctccaa gaacgatcca tgcatcacag catcagaatc acctgctgag 600 acgaacatgg tttggtatga ctggatgagg ccctcacatg cacagcttca ctctgactat 660 atgcagcccc tgactgaggc caaagccaag agcaagaaca aggttcgggg tgttcagcag 720 ctgatacagc gcctccggct gatcaagtct cctgcagaaa ttgaacgaat gcagattgct 780 gggaagctga catcacaggc tttcatagaa accatgttca ccagtaaagc ccctgtggaa 840 gaagcctttc tttatgctaa gtttgaattt gaatgccggg ctcgtggcgc agacatttta 900 gcctatccac ctgtggtggc tggtggtaat cggtcaaaca ctttgcacta tgtgaaaaat 960 aatcaactca tcaaggatgg ggaaatggtg cttctggatg gaggttgtga gtcttcctgc 1020 tatgtgagtg acatcacacg tacgtggcca gtcaatggca ggttcaccgc acctcaggca 1080 gaactctatg aagccgttct agagatccaa agagattgtt tggccctctg cttccctggg 1140 acaagcttgg agaacatcta cagcatgatg ctgaccctga taggacagaa gcttaaagac 1200 ttggggatca tgaagaacat taaggaaaat aatgccttca aggctgctcg aaaatactgt 1260 cctcatcatg ttggccacta cctcgggatg gatgtccatg acactccaga catgccccgt 1320 tccctccctc tgcagcctgg gatggtaatc acaattgagc ccggcattta tattccagag 1380 gatgacaaag atgccccaga gaagtttcgg ggtcttggtg tacgaattga ggatgatgta 1440 gtggtgactc aggactcacc tctcatcctt tctgcagact gtcccaaaga gatgaatgac 1500 attgaacaga tatgcagcca ggcttcttga 1530 24 509 PRT homo sapiens 24 Met Leu Cys Ser Gln Arg Arg Tyr Ser Leu Gln Pro Val Pro Glu Arg 1 5 10 15 Arg Ile Pro Asn Arg Tyr Leu Gly Gln Pro Ser Pro Phe Thr His Pro 20 25 30 His Leu Leu Arg Pro Gly Glu Val Thr Pro Gly Leu Ser Gln Val Glu 35 40 45 Tyr Ala Leu Arg Arg His Lys Leu Met Ser Leu Ile Gln Lys Glu Ala 50 55 60 Gln Gly Gln Ser Gly Thr Asp Gln Thr Val Val Val Leu Ser Asn Pro 65 70 75 80 Thr Tyr Tyr Met Ser Asn Asp Ile Pro Tyr Thr Phe His Gln Asp Asn 85 90 95 Asn Phe Leu Tyr Leu Cys Gly Phe Gln Glu Pro Asp Ser Ile Leu Val 100 105 110 Leu Gln Ser Leu Pro Gly Lys Gln Leu Pro Ser His Lys Ala Ile Leu 115 120 125 Phe Val Pro Arg Arg Asp Pro Ser Arg Glu Leu Trp Asp Gly Pro Arg 130 135 140 Ser Gly Thr Asp Gly Ala Ile Ala Leu Thr Gly Val Asp Glu Ala Tyr 145 150 155 160 Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln His Leu Leu Pro Lys Met Lys Val Leu Leu 165 170 175 Pro Ala Leu Gln Lys Glu Val Leu Phe Ser Lys Asn Asp Pro Cys Ile 180 185 190 Thr Ala Ser Glu Ser Pro Ala Glu Thr Asn Met Val Trp Tyr Asp Trp 195 200 205 Met Arg Pro Ser His Ala Gln Leu His Ser Asp Tyr Met Gln Pro Leu 210 215 220 Thr Glu Ala Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Asn Lys Val Arg Gly Val Gln Gln 225 230 235 240 Leu Ile Gln Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Glu Arg 245 250 255 Met Gln Ile Ala Gly Lys Leu Thr Ser Gln Ala Phe Ile Glu Thr Met 260 265 270 Phe Thr Ser Lys Ala Pro Val Glu Glu Ala Phe Leu Tyr Ala Lys Phe 275 280 285 Glu Phe Glu Cys Arg Ala Arg Gly Ala Asp Ile Leu Ala Tyr Pro Pro 290 295 300 Val Val Ala Gly Gly Asn Arg Ser Asn Thr Leu His Tyr Val Lys Asn 305 310 315 320 Asn Gln Leu Ile Lys Asp Gly Glu Met Val Leu Leu Asp Gly Gly Cys 325 330 335 Glu Ser Ser Cys Tyr Val Ser Asp Ile Thr Arg Thr Trp Pro Val Asn 340 345 350 Gly Arg Phe Thr Ala Pro Gln Ala Glu Leu Tyr Glu Ala Val Leu Glu 355 360 365 Ile Gln Arg Asp Cys Leu Ala Leu Cys Phe Pro Gly Thr Ser Leu Glu 370 375 380 Asn Ile Tyr Ser Met Met Leu Thr Leu Ile Gly Gln Lys Leu Lys Asp 385 390 395 400 Leu Gly Ile Met Lys Asn Ile Lys Glu Asn Asn Ala Phe Lys Ala Ala 405 410 415 Arg Lys Tyr Cys Pro His His Val Gly His Tyr Leu Gly Met Asp Val 420 425 430 His Asp Thr Pro Asp Met Pro Arg Ser Leu Pro Leu Gln Pro Gly Met 435 440 445 Val Ile Thr Ile Glu Pro Gly Ile Tyr Ile Pro Glu Asp Asp Lys Asp 450 455 460 Ala Pro Glu Lys Phe Arg Gly Leu Gly Val Arg Ile Glu Asp Asp Val 465 470 475 480 Val Val Thr Gln Asp Ser Pro Leu Ile Leu Ser Ala Asp Cys Pro Lys 485 490 495 Glu Met Asn Asp Ile Glu Gln Ile Cys Ser Gln Ala Ser 500 505 25 1455 DNA homo sapiens 25 atgttgtgtt cacagcgaag gtactccctt cagcctgtcc cagaaaggag gattccaaac 60 cgatacttag gccagcccag cccctttaca cacccacacc tcctcagacc aggggaggta 120 actccaggac tatctcaggt ggaatatgca cttcgcagac acaaactaat gtctctgatc 180 cagaaggaag ctcaagggca gagtgggaca gaccagacag tggttgtgct ctccaaccct 240 acatactaca tgagcaacga tattccctat actttccacc aagacaacaa tttcctgtac 300 ctatgtggat tccaagagcc tgatagcatt cttgtccttc agagcctccc tggcaaacaa 360 ttaccatcac acaaagccat actttttgtg cctcggcgag atcccagtcg agaactttgg 420 gatggtccgc gatctggcac tgatggagca atagctctaa ctggagtaga cgaagcctat 480 acgctagaag aatttcaaca tcttctacca aaaatgaaag ctgagacgaa catggtttgg 540 tatgactgga tgaggccctc acatgcacag cttcactctg actatatgca gcccctgact 600 gaggccaaag ccaagagcaa gaacaaggtt cggggtgttc agcagctgat acagcgcctc 660 cggctgatca agtctcctgc agaaattgaa cgaatgcaga ttgctgggaa gctgacatca 720 caggctttca tagaaaccat gttcaccagt aaagcccctg tggaagaagc ctttctttat 780 gctaagtttg aatttgaatg ccgggctcgt ggcgcagaca ttttagccta tccacctgtg 840 gtggctggtg gtaatcggtc aaacactttg cactatgtga aaaataatca actcatcaag 900 gatggggaaa tggtgcttct ggatggaggt tgtgagtctt cctgctatgt gagtgacatc 960 acacgtacgt ggccagtcaa tggcaggttc accgcacctc aggcagaact ctatgaagcc 1020 gttctagaga tccaaagaga ttgtttggcc ctctgcttcc ctgggacaag cttggagaac 1080 atctacagca tgatgctgac cctgatagga cagaagctta aagacttggg gatcatgaag 1140 aacattaagg aaaataatgc cttcaaggct gctcgaaaat actgtcctca tcatgttggc 1200 cactacctcg ggatggatgt ccatgacact ccagacatgc cccgttccct ccctctgcag 1260 cctgggatgg taatcacaat tgagcccggc atttatattc cagaggatga caaagatgcc 1320 ccagagaagt ttcggggtct tggtgtacga attgaggatg atgtagtggt gactcaggac 1380 tcacctctca tcctttctgc agactgtccc aaagagatga atgacattga acagatatgc 1440 agccaggctt cttga 1455 26 484 PRT homo sapiens 26 Met Leu Cys Ser Gln Arg Arg Tyr Ser Leu Gln Pro Val Pro Glu Arg 1 5 10 15 Arg Ile Pro Asn Arg Tyr Leu Gly Gln Pro Ser Pro Phe Thr His Pro 20 25 30 His Leu Leu Arg Pro Gly Glu Val Thr Pro Gly Leu Ser Gln Val Glu 35 40 45 Tyr Ala Leu Arg Arg His Lys Leu Met Ser Leu Ile Gln Lys Glu Ala 50 55 60 Gln Gly Gln Ser Gly Thr Asp Gln Thr Val Val Val Leu Ser Asn Pro 65 70 75 80 Thr Tyr Tyr Met Ser Asn Asp Ile Pro Tyr Thr Phe His Gln Asp Asn 85 90 95 Asn Phe Leu Tyr Leu Cys Gly Phe Gln Glu Pro Asp Ser Ile Leu Val 100 105 110 Leu Gln Ser Leu Pro Gly Lys Gln Leu Pro Ser His Lys Ala Ile Leu 115 120 125 Phe Val Pro Arg Arg Asp Pro Ser Arg Glu Leu Trp Asp Gly Pro Arg 130 135 140 Ser Gly Thr Asp Gly Ala Ile Ala Leu Thr Gly Val Asp Glu Ala Tyr 145 150 155 160 Thr Leu Glu Glu Phe Gln His Leu Leu Pro Lys Met Lys Ala Glu Thr 165 170 175 Asn Met Val Trp Tyr Asp Trp Met Arg Pro Ser His Ala Gln Leu His 180 185 190 Ser Asp Tyr Met Gln Pro Leu Thr Glu Ala Lys Ala Lys Ser Lys Asn 195 200 205 Lys Val Arg Gly Val Gln Gln Leu Ile Gln Arg Leu Arg Leu Ile Lys 210 215 220 Ser Pro Ala Glu Ile Glu Arg Met Gln Ile Ala Gly Lys Leu Thr Ser 225 230 235 240 Gln Ala Phe Ile Glu Thr Met Phe Thr Ser Lys Ala Pro Val Glu Glu 245 250 255 Ala Phe Leu Tyr Ala Lys Phe Glu Phe Glu Cys Arg Ala Arg Gly Ala 260 265 270 Asp Ile Leu Ala Tyr Pro Pro Val Val Ala Gly Gly Asn Arg Ser Asn 275 280 285 Thr Leu His Tyr Val Lys Asn Asn Gln Leu Ile Lys Asp Gly Glu Met 290 295 300 Val Leu Leu Asp Gly Gly Cys Glu Ser Ser Cys Tyr Val Ser Asp Ile 305 310 315 320 Thr Arg Thr Trp Pro Val Asn Gly Arg Phe Thr Ala Pro Gln Ala Glu 325 330 335 Leu Tyr Glu Ala Val Leu Glu Ile Gln Arg Asp Cys Leu Ala Leu Cys 340 345 350 Phe Pro Gly Thr Ser Leu Glu Asn Ile Tyr Ser Met Met Leu Thr Leu 355 360 365 Ile Gly Gln Lys Leu Lys Asp Leu Gly Ile Met Lys Asn Ile Lys Glu 370 375 380 Asn Asn Ala Phe Lys Ala Ala Arg Lys Tyr Cys Pro His His Val Gly 385 390 395 400 His Tyr Leu Gly Met Asp Val His Asp Thr Pro Asp Met Pro Arg Ser 405 410 415 Leu Pro Leu Gln Pro Gly Met Val Ile Thr Ile Glu Pro Gly Ile Tyr 420 425 430 Ile Pro Glu Asp Asp Lys Asp Ala Pro Glu Lys Phe Arg Gly Leu Gly 435 440 445 Val Arg Ile Glu Asp Asp Val Val Val Thr Gln Asp Ser Pro Leu Ile 450 455 460 Leu Ser Ala Asp Cys Pro Lys Glu Met Asn Asp Ile Glu Gln Ile Cys 465 470 475 480 Ser Gln Ala Ser 27 3208 DNA homo sapiens 27 gcggccctgc aggcggttgc gttccccgtc gttaccctct ttctcttccc gacgcgtgag 60 ttaggccgta atgccttggc tgctctcagc ccccaagctg gttcccgctg tagcaaacgt 120 ccgcggcctc tcagtcctga atcctctgga ctgtttcccc tgtatgtttc cctggaagct 180 tcaggcagtg cctcataagc caatggaatc tgttgctaat agccacagca tatcccttgc 240 ataatatgac ctctagatta ctgcgcctta attgcttccc agctcttcta tgctttggtt 300 tagaaaaatg aagtactgac ttacgggtga agaaagtatt caaacagttg acatatttat 360 ttcagtcaag aaacagttca gagggagata caaacaagta acttagttac aatataatag 420 ttatgatgag aggaagtact ggatgctaaa caattatatg agagacagct caggctgggg 480 gtgtcaatga aagcctcttg gaggaagtag cctgatatgt taactttctg catgccagtg 540 aagacactat gtgtgcatga gtacgtgtgc acgagcgtgc atgtggagaa ggtgcaggag 600 gagagaaaga gaaatcacca atgcaacagc agcctactcc accagtgggt tagtgctgct 660 ggagggagat gaaaagatta ggaaggatgt atgttgtgtt cacagcgaag gtactccctt 720 cagcctgtcc cagaaaggag gattccaaac cgatacttag gccagcccag cccctttaca 780 cacccacacc tcctcagacc agactcgaat tcctgctggg aagtcggctg aaactaagga 840 aatgcagctc accactgaaa cccacaagaa atcagagttt ttcaaagctg taaggggagg 900 taactccagg actatctcag gtggaatatg cacttcgcag acacaaacta atgtctctga 960 tccagaagga agctcaaggg cagagtggga cagaccagac agtggttgtg ctctccaacc 1020 ctacatacta catgagcaac gatattccct atactttcca ccaagacaac aatttcctgt 1080 acctatgtgg attccaagag cctgatagca ttcttgtcct tcagagcctc cctggcaaac 1140 aattaccatc acacaaagcc atactttttg tgcctcggcg agatcccagt cgagaacttt 1200 gggatggtcc gcgatctggc actgatggag caatagctct aactggagta gacgaagcct 1260 atacgctaga agaatttcaa catcttctac caaaaatgaa agtgctcttg ccagctcttc 1320 aaaaggaggt actgttctcc aagaacgatc catgcatcac agcatcagaa tcacctgctg 1380 agacgaacat ggtttggtat gactggatga ggccctcaca tgcacagctt cactctgact 1440 atatgcagcc cctgactgag gccaaagcca agagcaagaa caaggttcgg ggtgttcagc 1500 agctgataca gcgcctccgg ctgatcaagt ctcctgcaga aattgaacga atgcagattg 1560 ctgggaagct gacatcacag gtatgattcc tattgaaaag ttttttccag ccgggcgcgg 1620 tggctcacgc ctgtaatcca agcactttgg gaggccgagg caggtggatc atgaggtcag 1680 gagatcgaga ccatcctggc taacatggtg aaaccccgtc tctactaaaa aaacataaaa 1740 aattagccgg gcatggtggc gggctcctgt agtcccagct actcggtagg ctgaggcagg 1800 agaatggtgt gaacccggga ggcagagctt gcagtgagcc gagatcgggc cactgcactc 1860 cagcctggcg acagacgaga ttcatcttaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaact ttcatagaaa 1920 ccatgttcac cagtaaagcc cctgtggaag aagcctttct ttatgctaag tttgaatttg 1980 aatgccgggc tcgtggcgca gacattttag cctatccacc tgtggtggct ggtggtaatc 2040 ggtcaaacac tttgcactat gtgaaaaata atcaactcat caaggatggg gaaatggtgc 2100 ttctggatgg aggttgtgag tcttcctgct atgtgagtga catcacacgt acgtggccag 2160 tcaatggcag gttcaccgca cctcaggcag aactctatga agccgttcta gagatccaaa 2220 gagattgttt ggccctctgc ttccctggga caagcttgga gaacatctac agcatgatgc 2280 tgaccctgat aggacagaag cttaaagact tggggatcat gaagaacatt aaggaaaata 2340 atgccttcaa ggctgctcga aaatactgtc ctcatcatgt tggccactac ctcgggatgg 2400 atgtccatga cactccagac atgccccgtt ccctccctct gcagcctggg atggtaatca 2460 caattgagcc cggcatttat attccagagg atgacaaaga tgccccagag aagtttcggg 2520 gtcttggtgt acgaattgag gatgatgtag tggtgactca ggactcacct ctcatccttt 2580 ctgcagactg tcccaaagag atgaatgaca ttgaacagat atgcagccag gcttcttgac 2640 cttcactgcg gcccacatgc acctcaggtt caaaatgggt gtcttctggc agccctgcac 2700 gtgtgctttc tgagtgtctc tgtgtgtgca ttaatatatg cattccattt gggagcataa 2760 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaatggaa tgcagtagcc ctctgggcct gggatattgt ggttgataac 2820 tgtgccatct gcaggaacca cattatggat ctttgcatag aatgtcaagc taaccaggcg 2880 tccgctactt cagaagagtg tactgtcgca tggggagtct gtaaccatgc ttttcacttc 2940 cactgcatct ctcgctggct caaaacacga caggtgtgtc cattggacaa cagagagtgg 3000 gaattccaaa agtatgggca ctaggaaaag acttcttcca tcaagcttaa ttgttttgtt 3060 attcatttaa tgactttccc tgctgttacc taattacaaa ttggatggaa ctgtgttttt 3120 ttctgctttg ttttttcagt ttgctgtttc tgtagccata ttggattctg tgtcaaataa 3180 agtccagttg gattctggaa aaaaaaaa 3208 

What is claimed is:
 1. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1.
 2. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2. 